{
  "id": 4803980,
  "title": "Strait of Hormuz commodity vessel transits stay in single digits, data shows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/strait-of-hormuz-commodity-vessel-transits-stay-in-single-digits-data-4803980",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-01T06:33:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437384/strait-of-hormuz-commodity-vessel-transits-stay-in-single-digits-data-shows"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 9,
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        "published": "2026-08-27T19:32:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
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        "title": "U.S. and Iran trade strikes for first time in weeks over Strait of Hormuz control",
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      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "US, Iran exchange fire as tensions rise over Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-iran-exchange-fire-as-tensions-rise-over-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-31T22:56:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Vessel struck by three projectiles while sailing out of Hormuz Strait, UKMTO says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/vessel-struck-by-three-projectiles-while-sailing-out-of-hormuz-strait",
        "published": "2026-08-31T23:22:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Trump says Strait of Hormuz in 'extremely good shape'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/trump-says-strait-of-hormuz-in-extremely-good-shape",
        "published": "2026-09-01T01:05:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Hormuz Strait cargo ship traffic remains steady, Kpler data shows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/hormuz-strait-cargo-ship-traffic-remains-steady-kpler-data-shows",
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      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Strait of Hormuz commodity vessel transits stay in single digits, data shows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/strait-of-hormuz-commodity-vessel-transits-stay-in-single-digits-data",
        "published": "2026-09-01T04:46:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}