Vessel traffic through Strait of Hormuz falls over weekend

Key facts

• Twelve commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend.
• This figure is a decrease from 35 vessels the prior weekend.
• Seven vessels transited on Sunday, including three Iranian-linked oil products tankers.
• Three vessels reportedly passed through on Saturday.

A total of 12 commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, a significant drop from the 35 vessels that passed through the waterway during the preceding weekend, according to shipping data. The reduction in traffic occurred amid a stalemate in tensions between the US and Iran. Provisional data from analytics firm Kpler showed that seven vessels transited on Sunday, including three Iranian-linked oil products tankers exiting the waterway. On Saturday, three vessels reportedly passed through the strait. Before the recent escalation in tensions, the strait typically handled about 125 large, commercial vessels per day.