Hormuz shipping traffic falls to 1-week low amid hostilities
The US and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reported separate attacks as prospects appear to dim for an end to the Iran war.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz hit a one-week low of eight vessels on Tuesday, according to Kpler data. The US and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reported separate attacks, contributing to the decline in maritime activity. Tehran warned that the strait would remain closed unless the United States accepted its conditions.
Only one vessel, a coal carrier, exited the strait, while the remaining seven were still navigating through it. The seven entering all took the Iranian route. LSEG data reported 11 transits on Tuesday, a decrease from the prior day's 14. Typically, around 130 to 140 ships transited the strait before Iran closed the waterway following the US-Israeli attacks on February 28.
On Tuesday, 30 vessels crossed the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the southern end of the Red Sea, above its 10-day average of 25, as per Kpler data.
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Also reported by 2 other outlets
- Hormuz shipping traffic falls to one-week low amid hostilities al-monitor.com
- Hormuz shipping traffic falls to 1-week low amid hostilities freemalaysiatoday.com
