Fewer than 20 ships cross Strait of Hormuz over weekend
Fewer than 20 commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, shipping data showed on Monday, as Iranian and U.S. blockades continue to choke traffic through the world’s most critical energy corridor.
Initial data from shiptracker Kpler showed just four vessels crossed the strait on Sunday, down from 13 on Saturday and Friday’s tally of 16. The figures could still be revised upward, as some ships had switched off their transponders while transiting.
On Friday, two empty very large crude carriers (VLCCs) entered the Gulf with their tracking devices switched off, one bound for Iraq, the other for Bahrain. A VLCC carrying 2 million barrels of Emirati crude had exited the strait on Thursday.
