Archive · 11 Sep 2026
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.
Seven vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz, down from 11 the previous day and below the 10-day average of 15.
Five vessels entered the strait, including ships carrying dry bulk cargo, steel, grains and petroleum products.
Two Panamax vessels exited, one carrying fertilizer and the other sailing in ballast, according to Kpler data.
The figures may exclude vessels that crossed with their Automatic Identification System transponders turned off.
Before the Iran war began on February 28, about 125 large commercial vessels typically crossed daily, carrying roughly 20% of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas supplies.
- Who
- Commercial vessels tracked by Kpler, with shipping affected by the Iran war, a United States blockade and actions by Iran-aligned Houthis.
- What
- Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to seven vessels, while 26 commodity vessels crossed the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
- When
- Thursday, September 11, according to preliminary data reported on Friday; the United States blockade was reimposed in mid-July.
- Where
- The Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb strait near Yemen.
- Why
- The report links the broader shipping disruption to the Iran war and the United States blockade of Iran-related shipping; it also warns that some vessels may have disabled tracking systems.
- 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.