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Hormuz vessel traffic falls to two, data shows
Reuters • • world
Key Points:
- The number of commodity vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz dropped sharply to two on Monday from ten the previous day, according to preliminary shipping data, excluding vessels with transponders turned off.
- A Panama-flagged Supramax and a Liberia-flagged bulk carrier entered the waterway via unknown routes, while typically around 125 large commercial vessels transit the strait daily, accounting for about 20% of the world's crude oil and LNG supply.
- Two vessels were attacked while crossing the Strait of Hormuz: the Isle of Man-flagged crude oil tanker LR Stephanie was hit by an unidentified projectile causing minor crew injuries, and the Liberia-flagged LPG tanker Al Maryah was also struck; both continued without towing assistance.
- Responsibility for the attacks remains unconfirmed, and neither vessel appears on Iranian Persian Gulf Strait Authority's non-compliant lists, according to Marisks Intelligence.
- At the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, vessel traffic remained steady with 26 vessels crossing on Monday, unchanged from the previous day.
