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Hormuz Shipping Traffic Falls to Seven Vessels, Data Shows

Fewer ships are traveling through the Strait of Hormuz than usual.

Ship-tracking data counted seven ships on Thursday.

Eleven ships crossed the day before, and the recent average is 15.

Five ships went into the strait, while two came out.

The ships carried goods such as fertilizer, grains, steel and fuel products.

Some ships may not have been counted if they turned off their tracking systems.

Before the Iran war began on February 28, about 125 large ships usually crossed the strait each day.

The United States blockade of Iran-related shipping has also stopped Iranian crude oil exports since mid-July.

In the nearby Red Sea, 26 commodity ships crossed the Bab el-Mandeb strait, close to its recent average.

Key facts

Hormuz transits: Seven vessels on Thursday, down from 11 the previous day.
Hormuz 10-day average: 15 vessels.
Vessels entering Hormuz: Five, including ships carrying dry bulk cargo, steel, grains and dirty petroleum products.
Vessels exiting Hormuz: Two Panamax ships; one carried fertilizer and one sailed in ballast.
Historical daily traffic: About 125 large commercial vessels per day before the Iran war began on February 28.
Global energy share: The strait typically handled about 20% of the world's daily crude oil and liquefied natural gas supply.
Bab el-Mandeb traffic: Twenty-six commodity vessels crossed Thursday, compared with a 10-day average of about 27.
Tracking limitation: Ships with Automatic Identification System transponders turned off may not be included.

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