Slight uptick in ship transits through Strait of Hormuz: Kpler data

Preliminary shipping data released today indicates that vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained in the single digits yesterday, but saw a slight increase compared to earlier in the week, amid stalled negotiations to end the conflict between the United States and Iran.

According to Reuters, ship tracking data from Kpler showed that six vessels carrying commodities transited the strait on Monday—three departing the Gulf and three entering—compared to a 10-day average of 11 ships.

No very large crude carriers or liquefied natural gas tankers passed through the strait. Some vessels may transit the area with their transponders switched off, and thus are not included in these figures.

The data also showed that the large gas carrier Exavia entered the strait via the Iranian route while unladen. This class of vessel is typically used to transport liquefied petroleum gases such as propane and butane.

The data further indicated that a medium-range fuel tanker and another medium-range vessel entered the Gulf, while a medium-sized LPG carrier, a Panamax-class bulk carrier, and a Panamax-sized fuel tanker exited the region.