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View all search resultsPertamina vessels among 200 tankers stranded in Gulf
Ships operated by state-owned energy firm Pertamina with a combined capacity of about 450,000 deadweight tonnes are stuck in ports as the US-Israeli war against Iran disrupts navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
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A Pertamina landing craft tank ship sails from Balikpapan in East Kalimantan toward Palu, Central Sulawesi. The ship arrived in Palu on Oct. 14, 2025, to transport liquefied petroleum gas. (Courtesy of/Pertamina)
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bout 200 crude and oil product tankers from around the world are stranded in the Persian Gulf following a near-total halt of vessel movement through the Strait of Hormuz as the escalating United States-Israeli war with Iran raises fears of prolonged disruption to vital oil and gas flows from the Middle East.
According to London-based maritime intelligence firm Lloyd's List Intelligence, most vessels were at anchor while shipowners and charterers awaited for clarity on whether it is safe to transit the strait, which carries about a fifth of global oil and gas supplies.
Congestion is most severe among very large crude carriers (VLCCs). Around 60 VLCCs are currently inside the Persian Gulf, including 13 at loading terminals, 33 at anchor and 14 moving slowly as owners and charterers deliberate their next steps.
The vessels account for about 8 percent of the global VLCC fleet. Among those stranded are tankers belonging to Indonesian state-owned energy firm Pertamina with combined capacity of about 450,000 deadweight tonnes.
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The conflict widened on Wednesday after a United States strike sank an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka and NATO air defenses shot down an Iranian ballistic missile fired toward Turkey, news agencies reported.
At least eight vessels have been hit in the area and crude tanker transits through the Strait of Hormuz fell to four vessels on Sunday, versus an average of 24 a day since January, according to Vortexa, with three being Iran-flagged.
