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Strait of Hormuz Ship Transits Fall to Seven Vessels on Thursday
Vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz fell to seven on Thursday, down from 11. Two Panamax ships exited; one carried fertiliser and one sailed in ballast.
Whether actual traffic may be higher due to AIS being switched off.
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“The figures exclude any vessels that might have crossed the strait with their Automatic Identification System transponders turned off to avoid detection.”Read the original ↗
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Traffic collapses to seven
Ship transits at the Strait of Hormuz fell to seven on Thursday, down from 11 the previous day, according to preliminary ship-tracking data cited by Reuters on Friday.R
“Vessel transits at the Strait of Hormuz fell to seven on Thursday from 11 the previous day”
Reuters said the seven vessels included two Panamax ships that exited the strait, with one carrying fertiliser and the other sailing in ballast, while five vessels entered the strait.R
The Reuters data, based on ship tracker Kpler as of 0306 GMT, also excluded vessels that might have crossed with their Automatic Identification System transponders turned off to avoid detection.
Before the Iran war started on February 28, Reuters said the strait typically handled about 125 large, commercial vessels per day, accounting for some 20% of the world’s daily crude oil and liquefied natural gas supply.R
Cargo mix and LNG deliveries
Reuters reported that among the five vessels that entered the strait were a Panamax vessel carrying dry bulk cargo, a Handysize vessel laden with steel, and a Handysize vessel carrying grains.R
Reuters also said a medium-range tanker loaded with dirty petroleum products and a Supramax vessel carrying dry bulk cargo appeared among the seven-vessel total.R
Reuters reported that two ballast QatarEnergy-linked vessels, the Al Ghashamiya and the Al Daayen, appeared inside the Strait of Hormuz this week on September 9 and 6, respectively, after last being seen outside the waterway on September 6 and 3.R
Reuters added that another QatarEnergy-controlled vessel, Al Marrouna, exited the Strait of Hormuz this week delivering a cargo from Ras Laffan to Pakistan on September 10, described as the first known LNG shipment aboard a Qatar-linked tanker since late July.R
Energy stakes and regional spillover
The Reuters report framed the Hormuz slowdown as part of broader disruptions to shipping, noting that a U.S. blockade of Iran-related shipping has halted Iranian crude oil exports since it was reimposed in mid-July.R
“A U.S. blockade of Iran-related shipping has halted Iranian crude oil exports since it was reimposed in mid-July”
Reuters said the Red Sea picture also remained tense, with Iran-aligned Houthis seizing control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday and advancing down the Red Sea coast to strategic islands, military sources said.R
In the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Thursday, Reuters reported 26 commodity vessels travelled through, with 10 vessels entering and 16 exiting, compared with an average of around 27 ships over the last 10 days.R
The Benin Web TV report similarly tied the Hormuz drop to energy supplies, saying commercial traffic fell to seven vessels on September 10 according to Kpler and that oil remains above $100 per barrel.