Tehran, Iran. Vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to a five-week low on Sunday, according to Kpler ship-tracking data, amid renewed U.S.-Iran strikes and attacks on ships in the Middle East.
Shipping movements
Six vessels transited the strait on Sunday, the lowest number in five weeks, Kpler data showed.
Tankers leaving the strait included the Very Large Crude Carrier Humanity, carrying 2 million barrels of Iranian oil, and Capetan Andreas, carrying about 500,000 barrels of Kuwaiti oil products. Three empty tankers entered the Gulf to load oil.
Most tankers switched off their transponders while crossing the strait. No liquefied natural gas tankers entering the strait over the weekend were visible in ship-tracking data.
Additional tanker activity
A tanker controlled by Abu Dhabi National Oil Co exited the strait between July 10 and July 12 and was heading to Dahej port in India, according to Kpler data.
Military developments
U.S. forces completed another wave of strikes against Iran on Sunday, hitting dozens of targets at multiple locations with precision munitions, U.S. Central Command said.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz remained open to commercial traffic. Iran had earlier declared the strait closed after a vessel travelled on an unapproved route and was struck.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Monday that its navy stopped two ships in the Strait of Hormuz overnight by shutting down their systems. The Guards did not identify the vessels.
