Hormuz shipping unchanged amid US-Iran stalemate, data shows

Singapore: Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday was unchanged from the day before as discussions to end the war between the ‌United ⁠States ⁠and Iran remained deadlocked, according to the latest shipping data.

Commodity vessel transits at Hormuz ​totalled nine on Wednesday, unchanged from Tuesday, shiptracking data from Kpler showed.

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Transits ​remained low amid ⁠conflicting claims ‌between the U.S. and ​Iran. ​U.S. President Donald Trump ⁠said on Tuesday no talks were taking ​place and that the strait ​was open. Iran said the waterway remained shut.

Meanwhile, traffic slowed further at the other major Middle East waterway, the Bab ‌el-Mandeb strait.

A total of 27 commodity vessels passed through Bab el-Mandeb on Wednesday, ⁠down from 32 on Tuesday, Kpler data showed.

Some vessels may be sailing ​through the waterways with their transponders turned off, which is not considered in the counts.