Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz stays below 10-day average, data shows

SINGAPORE: Six commodity vessels transited ​the Strait of ​Hormuz on Tuesday, down from nine ​a day earlier and below the 10-day average of about 12, preliminary shipping data showed on Wednesday.

The ‌figures ⁠could change ⁠as some ships typically switch off their transponders ​during the voyage.

Of the six vessels, five were ​entering and one was exiting, initial data from shiptracker Kpler showed at 0200 GMT. ​They included one Panamax and ⁠one intermediate ‌tanker.


The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran intensified on Tuesday with Tehran-backed Houthis ⁠in Yemen launching strikes on several Saudi Arabian cities, further embroiling a U.S. ally in the conflict. In addition, American forces hit multiple Iranian oil tankers and Iran struck a U.S. base in Jordan.

Meanwhile, 25 commodity vessels transited the ‌Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday, another major maritime chokepoint in the Middle ​East, ​with 11 vessels ⁠entering and 14 exiting.

This compares with an average of around 27 ships going through Bab ​el-Mandeb over the past 10 days.

Among the vessels travelling through the strait were two Suezmax tankers, eight Aframax tankers and one Very Large Crude Carrier.