Shipping slows through Strait of Hormuz after tanker attacks, data show
Kpler said only five commodity vessels crossed Saturday and none Sunday, far below 31 the previous weekend after attacks on tankers.
- Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz nearly ground to a standstill over the weekend, with Kpler data showing only five vessels transited Saturday and none on Sunday, versus 31 the prior weekend, following attacks on Abu Dhabi National Oil Company tankers.
- Before the war between the United States and Iran began in February, the waterway handled more than 130 ships a day, while the damaged oil tanker Caroline Bezengi remains off the coast of Oman following an incident on August 6.
- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated on Saturday that Washington must meet Iran's conditions regarding the strait for shipping to resume, even as US-Iran talks to resolve the Middle East conflict remain stalled.
- At the Bab el-Mandeb strait, where Yemeni Houthis declared a blockade on Saudi Arabia on July 20, Kpler data showed 49 weekend transits by commodity vessels, down from 55 in the prior week.
- Ships entering the strait on Saturday included an empty Crude Carrier with its Automatic Identification System switched off and an Indian-flagged Very Large Gas Carrier that navigated the Iranian route.
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Shipping Through Strait of Hormuz Slows Sharply, Kepler Data Shows
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed sharply this week, with no vessels recorded passing through the strategic waterway on Sunday, according to Kepler tracking data cited by Al Jazeera. The halt marks a significant decline from the same day a week earlier, when 31 vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting the growing disruption to one of the world’s most important maritime energy routes. The decline in shippin…
Kepler Company announced a complete halt to ship movement in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday.
Following the attack on an oil tanker, ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz was recorded at zero on the 16th, effectively paralyzing the route. The logistics corridor, which saw daily traffic of 130 vessels prior to the war, is experiencing a drastic decline due to heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran and maritime blockade measures; whether the shipping route can be normalized in the future depends on the outcome of negotiations between…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Shin Jae-woo = Ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has plummeted to a level where it has virtually come to a standstill following a series of oil tanker attacks.
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