Gulf ship traffic via Strait of Hormuz hovers below 10-day average

Five commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, little ‌changed from a day earlier but well below the ‌10-day average of 15, preliminary shipping data showed on Wednesday, Report informs referring to Reuters.

Two tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas and one tanker carrying bitumen exited the Gulf via the strait, while two empty product tankers entered the waterway from the Gulf of Oman, initial data from shiptracker Kpler ‌showed at 04:08 GMT. ⁠

On Monday, four commodity vessels transited the waterway, the data showed.

The figures could change as some ⁠ships typically switch off their location transponders during the voyage.

Transits through the Bab el-Mandeb, another major maritime chokepoint in the Middle East, were also roughly little changed at 31 commodity vessels versus ‌29 the day before, Kpler data showed, but in line with the 10-day average.

Iran said it had resumed discussions with Oman on managing the Strait of Hormuz amid increased economic pressure from US President Donald Trump.

The two sides said on Tuesday ‌they had explored creating a temporary joint shipping corridor and agreed to remove mines from the waterway.