# Exclusive: ‘Shadow tanker fleet’ resumes oil shipments through Strait of Hormuz as risks rise after truce collapse

https://mins.news/en/item/12526

- Toyo Keizai, 2026-08-03 20:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/953540?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=http&utm_campaign=link_back

> The collapse of the ceasefire between the United States and Iran has again increased the danger faced by merchant ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Despite the heightened risk, a “shadow tanker fleet” carrying crude from the Persian Gulf coast back and forth to the Gulf of Oman has already resumed operations. Crew members are reportedly being offered several times their usual pay to take on the perilous work.

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