{
  "id": 7246636,
  "title": "Hormuz shipping traffic remains below 10-day average at weekend",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/hormuz-shipping-traffic-remains-below-10-day-average-at-weekend",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T04:29:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/09/14/hormuz-shipping-traffic-remains-below-10-day-average-at-weekend"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Commodity vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz during the weekend dropped to single-digit numbers, falling well below the 10-day average of 14, according to preliminary ship tracking data released on Monday. Over the weekend, four vessels exited the Gulf via the strait, while ten entered. These included a Handysize vessel in ballast, a Handy vessel carrying LPG, a Supramax carrying fertiliser, a Suezmax carrying crude or condensate, a mini-bulker, a Handymax, a Panamax, and another Supramax. The figures do not include vessels with Automatic Identification System transponders turned off to avoid detection. A vessel was reportedly struck by an unknown projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, though the crew's status, damage assessment, and environmental impact remain unknown. The vital East-West oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia was temporarily shut down by a drone attack originating from Iraq. Before the Iran war began on February 28, the strait typically accommodated about 125 large commercial vessels per day, representing around 20% of the world's daily crude oil and liquefied natural gas supply. Since Iran's oil exports were reimposed in mid-July, a US blockade of Iran-related shipping has halted these exports. In the Bab el-Mandeb strait, 24 and 27 commodity vessels sailed through on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, compared to an average of approximately 27 vessels over the last 10 days.",
  "summary": "Over the weekend, 10 vessels entered the Gulf, while four vessels exited through the strait.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Only four vessels exit Hormuz over the weekend",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/only-four-vessels-exit-hormuz-over-the-weekend",
        "published": "2026-09-14T04:04:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Hormuz shipping traffic remains below 10-day average at weekend",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/hormuz-shipping-traffic-remains-below-10-day-average-at-weekend-7246950",
        "published": "2026-09-14T04:29:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}