Preliminary shipping data showed that five commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, little changed from the four vessels on the previous day but well below the 10-day average of 15, according to shiptracker Kpler data as of 0408 GMT on Wednesday, August 26.

The data indicated that 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.

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

Transits through the Bab el-Mandeb, another major maritime chokepoint in West Asia, were also roughly unchanged at 31 commodity vessels, according to the data.