Hormuz Tanker Traffic Slumps as U.S.-Iran Standoff Drags On
The IEA says global oil stockpiles are falling fast as traffic through the waterway stays stalled and both sides dispute control.
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The U.S. government reports surprisingly high oil transports through the Strait of Hormus. Although the recorded ship movements speak for significantly lower quantities, there is evidence that the strait is more permeable than it seems.
Hormuz Tanker Traffic Slumps as U.S.-Iran Standoff Drags On
Tankers moving along the Strait of Hormuz dwindled further this week, with only five crossings on Wednesday and nine crossings on Thursday, down from a monthly average of 12 crossings, according to data from Kpler, as cited by Reuters. Five tankers went into the waterway yesterday, according to the data, and four exited it, most of them moving along the Iranian corridor. Traffic via the Bab el-Mandeb strait in the Red Sea was in the double digit…
Hormuz traffic remains far below normal as Tehran warns of US ‘miscalculation’
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained severely disrupted, with only 14 vessels crossing the strategic waterway, despite US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the strait is open and under US control, while Iran accused Washington of making “an even bigger miscalculation” over the vital shipping route. Maritime intelligence firm Kpler said the 14-vessel tally represented a slight increase from the weekend but remained far below …
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