Oil crossed $100 a barrel for the first time since July. Kpler data cited by Reuters shows six vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday, down from nine on Monday.
Confirmed traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell 17% to 10 ships on August 27, per Kepler. Five of those passed through "Iran's unilateral plan." Bab al-Mandab traffic rose 53% over the same period, reaching 46 ships.
Confirmed crossings through the Strait of Hormuz fell to a 3-week low of 8 on July 16, per Kpler. Seven of those took the Iranian route, marking the fourth straight day traffic has concentrated there.
Only 14 vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, half commercial and half Iran-flagged, the lowest daily total since June 13, CBS reported, citing Kpler. By Monday, at least three commodity vessels had crossed, with traffic still heavily disrupted by security risks.
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has rebounded to an average of 40 vessel crossings per day after recent attacks disrupted transit, according to Kpler.
Control of the passage remains contested. Iran claims authority over the strait, while the U.S. says no country has the right to restrict navigation.
Following reports of no ships departing Iranian reports, at least 2 ships that departed from Iranian ports transited the Strait of Hormuz, despite the U.S. blockade in the area.
The report is based on data from Kpler, which tracks o...
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Following reports of no ships departing Iranian reports, at least 2 ships that departed from Iranian ports transited the Strait of Hormuz, despite the U.S. blockade in the area.
The report is based on data from Kpler, which tracks oil data in real time and analyzes vessel movement and commodity flows.
One of the ships, sailing under a Liberian flag, crossed the strait after unloading corn at Iran’s Bandar Imam Khomeini port.
The second vessel, which also transited the strait, was sailing under a Comoros flag.
Kpler data shows the Malawi flagged tanker Rich Starry departed Sharjah in the UAE fully loaded, turned back yesterday, and resumed its voyage today. It is now in the Gulf of Oman en route to China.
The vessel has successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz.
Because it originated from a UAE port, it was not subject to Washington’s blockade.
The Chinese linked tanker Rich Starry just ran the Strait of Hormuz and made it through.
Despite the U.S. naval blockade.
Kpler data shows the Malawi flagged vessel departed Sharjah fully loaded, briefly turned back, then pushed forward again and is now back in the Gulf of Oman en route to China.
Key detail: it sailed from a UAE port, putting it outside the scope of Washington’s blockade.
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