Shipping traffic at key Gulf waterways little changed on uncertain peace talks
Traffic remained largely slow at Hormuz, with six vessels, three tankers and three bulk carriers, transiting the strait on Monday, down from seven on the previous day, according to Kpler data.
Shipping traffic through the critical Gulf waterways of Bab al-Mandab and Strait of Hormuz remained relatively stable at the beginning of the week, according to shipping data from Kpler. Twenty vessels, comprising 12 tankers and eight bulk carriers, navigated through the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Monday, unchanged from the previous day.
Of these 20 crossings, 12 were exits and 8 were entries, most with transponders activated. The uncertainty surrounding US-Iran peace talks cast a shadow over the developments, with Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, asserting that no negotiations were underway and no meetings scheduled. This comes after US President Donald Trump expressed his hesitation to launch new attacks on Iran, pending ongoing discussions aimed at resolving their conflict and addressing disputes over the Strait of Hormuz.
Traffic at Hormuz remained subdued, with only six vessels transiting the strait on Monday, down from the previous day's seven. The reduction included five entries and one exit, all through the Iranian route. While all six vessels were accounted for, it remains possible that some may have been sailing without their transponders, which are excluded from the calculations.
The ongoing risk of vessel attacks, particularly from Yemen's Houthi movement, kept shipping sentiment cautious, prompting some Saudi-flagged supertankers to alter their routes in the Gulf of Aden, diverting them towards Southern Africa in response to threats.
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