From 2026-08-25 to 2026-08-28, shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fluctuated between 5 and 17 vessels daily, hovering below the 10-day average of 15 amid persistent US-Iran geopolitical tensions. The volatility reflected ongoing disruption to global maritime commerce.
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Preliminary Kpler shipping data showed that five commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, still far below the 10-day average of 15 vessels through the key Gulf waterway [alarabiya.net#1][middleeasteye.net#1][mehrnews.com#1][faz.net#1]. The Tuesday movements included two liquefied petroleum gas tankers and one bitumen tanker exiting the Gulf, while two empty product tankers ente
Gulf ship traffic via Strait of Hormuz hovers below 10-day average, data shows Reuters
Five commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Aug 25.
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SINGAPORE, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Shipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuz rose slightly even as a geopolitical standoff persisted between the United States and Iran, while the market also monitored Iran-Oman talks about the waterway, data showed on Thursday. Visible commodity vessel transits at Hormuz totalled 10 on Wednesday, up slightly from eight on Tuesday, data from Kpler showed. This remained b
Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz slips below 10-day average, data shows Reuters
SINGAPORE, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Seven commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, down from 17 a day earlier and below the 10-day average of 15, preliminary shipping data showed on Friday. Among the seven vessels that transited were two medium-range tankers, one very large gas carrier (VLGC), one Ultramax vessel, one intermediate tanker and two chemical tankers, initial data from s