Number of ships transiting Strait of Hormuz falls to three on Wednesday, data shows
NEW DELHI: Commodity vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz dwindled to just three ships on Wednesday, down from 12 a day earlier and well below the 10-day average of about 17, preliminary ship-tracking data showed on Thursday. The figures exclude any vessels that might have passed through the waterway with their Automatic Identification System transponders turned off to avoid detection. Of…
The number of ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz fell to three on Wednesday, according to preliminary ship-tracking data, a significant drop from 12 vessels a day earlier and well below the 10-day average of about 17. The three vessels included an empty Supramax dry bulk ship entering via the Iranian route, an empty petroleum product tanker using a dark route, and a Panamax tanker exiting through a dark route.
This decline in vessel traffic is attributed to the intensification of war in the Gulf, with Saudi Arabian warplanes conducting airstrikes in Yemen and Houthi fighters launching drones and missiles at Saudi cities. The Houthi's rapid advance in Yemen, coupled with attacks on Saudi Arabia and damage to the kingdom's East-West oil pipeline, has expanded Tehran's influence in the conflict and heightened concerns over global oil supplies.
In the Red Sea, vessel crossings through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait decreased to 21 on Wednesday, down from 24 vessels a day earlier.
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