{
  "id": 5032461,
  "title": "Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz stays below 10-day average, data shows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/shipping-traffic-via-strait-of-hormuz-stays-below-10-day-average-data",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T06:01:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437551/shipping-traffic-via-strait-of-hormuz-stays-below-10-day-average-data-shows"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Navigational data for the Strait of Hormuz revealed a decrease in shipping traffic, with only four commodity vessels transiting the waterway on Tuesday compared to an average of 10 vessels a day the previous day. This figure, preliminary and subject to change, stands below the 10-day average of approximately 13 vessels, according to initial data from shiptracker Kpler dated Wednesday.\n\nFour vessels made up the transit, including one very large crude carrier, a Panamax tanker, a Kamsarmax carrier, and an intermediate tanker. Among them, one vessel was entering the strait, while three were leaving. The discrepancy in numbers could be due to ships turning off their transponders during transit. The United States had initiated air strikes against Iran the previous day, leading to retaliatory actions by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, escalating the conflict between the two nations to a significant degree in recent weeks. The Guard Corps stated that the US attacks would \"tighten the lock\" on the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway traditionally carrying about one-fifth of the world's oil supply prior to the conflict.\n\nMoreover, 18 commodity vessels passed through the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday, a notable maritime chokepoint in the Middle East, with seven vessels entering and 11 exiting. This compares unfavorably to the average of around 24 ships passing through the strait over the past ten days. Vessels included two Aframax tankers and one Suezmax tanker among those traversing the Bab el-Mandeb.",
  "summary": "SINGAPORE: Four commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, down from 10 a day earlier and below the 10-day average of around 13, preliminary shipping data showed on Wednesday. The four vessels that transited were one very large crude carrier, one Panamax tanker, one Kamsarmax carrier and one intermediate tanker, initial data from shiptracker Kpler showed at 0200 GMT. Of the four…",
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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."
}