Hormuz Strait cargo ship traffic remains steady, Kpler data shows

Preliminary ship tracking data released on Tuesday indicated that there was little change in the number of vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday compared to Saturday and Sunday, with the figure holding at around five ships. This is below the 10-day average of about 14 ships.

According to Reuters, Kpler data showed that four of these ships entered the strait and one exited. Ships that transit the strait with their transponders switched off are not included in this count.

The data also indicated that no liquid bulk carriers were among the vessels that crossed the waterway on Monday. Of the ships that entered the strait, one was a small, empty gas carrier arriving via the Iranian route, while the other three were loaded dry cargo vessels.

Meanwhile, Kpler data showed that the number of ships passing through the Bab al-Mandab Strait reached a three-day high of 27 vessels, with 14 entering and 13 exiting. The data also revealed that five of the 27 crossings involved Aframax or Suezmax crude oil tankers.

According to Kpler, none of the vessels entering or exiting were very large crude carriers or liquefied natural gas tankers.