Strait of Hormuz commodity vessel transits stay in single digits, data shows

The number of vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz has remained in single digits, hovering around five on average over the past five days, according to preliminary ship-tracking data from Kpler. This is significantly lower than the 10-day average of approximately 14 vessels. Of the vessels that did transit, four entered the strait while one exited, and no liquid tankers were among them.

One of the vessels was an empty handy-sized gas tanker that used the Iranian route to reach the strait, while the remaining three were dry bulk carriers. Additionally, a Saudi oil tanker was stopped while transiting through the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, as reported by Iranian media. In contrast, the Bab-el Mandeb strait, another major chokepoint, saw a three-day high of 27 vessel transits, with 14 entering and 13 exiting.

Among these, five were either Aframax or Suezmax-sized crude tankers, but none were very large crude carriers or liquefied natural gas tankers.

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