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Strait of Hormuz traffic remains low, data shows
Fewer than 20 commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, with four crossings on Sunday and 13 on Saturday, according to shipping data. The low numbers come as Iranian and U.S. blockades restrict the key energy shipping route.
Shipping data from Kpler showed four vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday and 13 on Saturday, bringing the weekend total to fewer than 20. The figures could change as some ships had switched off transponders on their way through. On Friday, 16 transits were recorded, including two empty very large crude carriers (VLCCs) entering the Gulf with tracking devices off, one bound for Iraq and the other for Bahrain. A VLCC carrying 2 million barrels of Emirati crude exited the strait on Thursday, according to the data. The strait is a critical chokepoint for energy shipments, and traffic has been restricted by Iranian and U.S. blockades.
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