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Strait of Hormuz ship crossings remain in single digits, data shows

Global Published 16 September 2026, 11:23 · archived 16 Sep 2026

SINGAPORE: Vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz remained in the single digits at four on Tuesday, down from seven a day earlier, preliminary shipping data showed on Wednesday, falling well short of the 10-day average of 18. The drop in traffic through the waterway that handled one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supply before the Iran war comes after attacks in the region intensified. Of the total on Tuesday, two ships were exiting and two were entering, according to the data. No very large crude carriers or liquefied natural gas tankers were involved. Some ships may...

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