Four commodity vessels transit Hormuz Strait on Tuesday, data shows

Four commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, according to preliminary shipping data from Kpler. The vessels included one very large crude carrier, one Panamax tanker, one Kamsarmax carrier, and one intermediate tanker. This represents a decrease from ten vessels that transited the strait a day earlier and is below the 10-day average of around 13.

The data, reported by Middle East Eye and Free Malaysia Today, notes that the figures are subject to change as some ships may switch off their transponders to reduce visibility while traveling through the strategic waterway. Free Malaysia Today also reported that one vessel was entering the strait, while three were leaving.

The Strait of Hormuz has been a focal point of tensions in the region, with the US having launched air strikes against Iran on Tuesday, according to Free Malaysia Today. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that the US attacks would "tighten the lock" on the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway that previously carried about one-fifth of global oil consumption.

Brief written by urgent.news from Middle East Eye, Free Malaysia Today, Jerusalem Post — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.