Hormuz shipping traffic in single digits, data shows

Vessel transits ​at the Strait of Hormuz fell ‌slightly on Wednesday to seven, ​compared with the previous ⁠day’s 12, preliminary shiptracking data showed on Thursday, with levels also lower ‌than the 10-day average of 14.

Out of these seven, ‌four vessels exited and ‌three ⁠entered, according to the data.

Some ⁠vessels could be sailing through the waterway with their transponders turned off ​and these are ‌not considered in the counts.

Of the exits, one was a very large crude carrier - Finland Prosperity - ‌carrying nearly 2 million ​barrels of crude.

No tankers carrying liquefied natural gas ⁠exited the strait.

The remaining three exits were made by two ‌dry bulk carriers and a short-range dirty products tanker.

Meanwhile, of the three ships that entered, one was a dry bulk carrier and the other ‌two were a short-range tanker ​and a medium-range-sized tanker.

At the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, some 28 ⁠commodity ships transited on Wednesday, a ⁠level similar to the 10-day average of 27.

Of the ‌total, 16 ships entered and 12 exited.

Published on September 10, 2026