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Strait of Hormuz Ship Transits Drop to Three Amid Intensified Gulf War
Preliminary ship-tracking data shows commodity vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz fell to three on September 16, 2026, down from 12 the previous day and below the 10-day average of about 17. The drop comes as war in the Gulf intensifies, raising potential risks to global oil supplies.
Commodity vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz fell to three ships on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, according to preliminary ship-tracking data reported on Thursday, September 17, 2026. This is down from 12 vessels a day earlier and well below the 10-day average of about 17. The figures exclude any vessels that may have passed through the waterway with their Automatic Identification System (AIS) transponders turned off to avoid detection.
Of the three vessels recorded, an empty Supramax dry bulk ship entered the Strait via the Iranian route, while an empty petroleum product tanker entered through a dark route. A Panamax tanker exited the waterway using a dark route, according to shipping data from Kpler at 0445 GMT.
Vessel traffic dropped this week as war in the Gulf intensified, the data shows.
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Strait of Hormuz Ship Transits Drop to Three Amid Intensified Gulf War
Preliminary ship-tracking data shows commodity vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz fell to three on September 16, 2026, down from 12 the previous day and below the 10-day average of about 17. The drop comes as war in the Gulf intensifies, raising potential risks to global oil supplies.
Commodity vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz fell to three ships on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, according to preliminary ship-tracking data reported on Thursday, September 17, 2026. This is down from 12 vessels a day earlier and well below the 10-day average of about 17. The figures exclude any vessels that may have passed through the waterway with their Automatic Identification System (AIS) transponders turned off to avoid detection.
Of the three vessels recorded, an empty Supramax dry bulk ship entered the Strait via the Iranian route, while an empty petroleum product tanker entered through a dark route. A Panamax tanker exited the waterway using a dark route, according to shipping data from Kpler at 0445 GMT.
Vessel traffic dropped this week as war in the Gulf intensified, the data shows.
- vessel traffic through strait of hormuz
- hormuz strait ship traffic
- west asia conflict
- commodity vessel transits
- Ship transits through Strait of Hormuz
- global oil supplies
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