How many ships transit the Strait of Hormuz week of August 10?
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11:13/ August 10
Missile attacks on offending ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab Strait continue. The US claim that ships are passing through the Strait of Hormuz is a media claim and has no basis. The Strait of Hormuz is closed militarily.
Live: Ship traffic dropped significantly last week in Strait of Hormuz
Reuters reported on Wednesday, August 19, citing data from MarineTraffic, an international shipping tracking company, that ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has decreased and most ship owners are refusing to pass through the waterway. According to the report, the lack of clear signs of the Strait of Hormuz reopening after it was blocked during the Iran-Iran war is the reason why most ship owners are refusing to pass through this route.
Reuters reported on Wednesday, August 19, citing data from MarineTraffic, an international shipping tracking company, that ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has decreased and most ship owners are refusing to pass through the waterway. According to the report, the lack of clear signs of the Strait of Hormuz reopening after it was blocked during the Iran-Iran war is the reason why most ship owners are refusing to pass through this route.
Reuters: Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains low, with only 6 ships passing through on Tuesday.
As tensions continue in the Strait of Hormuz, new Kepler data shows that only six commercial ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, August 16, down from a 10-day average of 11. Kepler said no crude oil or LNG tankers were recorded among the vessels. Iran International's Marzieh Hosseini reports on the latest reports on ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
As tensions continue in the Strait of Hormuz, new Kepler data shows that only six commercial ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, August 16, down from a 10-day average of 11. Kepler said no crude oil or LNG tankers were recorded among the vessels. Iran International's Marzieh Hosseini reports on the latest reports on ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
IMO-certified consultant and auditor, and publisher of the magazine and website "The Ship's Captain," Haitham Shaaban: Current events are increasing the concerns of the maritime transport sector as pressures continue to mount, and are further deterring companies from using the Strait of Hormuz. Navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is almost completely halted, and the reported ship numbers are inaccurate due to the disabling of tracking devices. The dispute revolves around control, management, and inspection, with companies fearing US sanctions if they pay fees to Iran. The participatory model similar to the Strait of Malacca is not feasible given the threats and lack of trust between the parties. #Arab_Markets
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IMO-certified consultant and auditor, and publisher of the magazine and website "The Ship's Captain," Haitham Shaaban: Current events are increasing the concerns of the maritime transport sector as pressures continue to mount, and are further deterring companies from using the Strait of Hormuz. Navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is almost completely halted, and the reported ship numbers are inaccurate due to the disabling of tracking devices. The dispute revolves around control, management, and inspection, with companies fearing US sanctions if they pay fees to Iran. The participatory model similar to the Strait of Malacca is not feasible given the threats and lack of trust between the parties. #Arab_Markets
#Arab_Business
@Nadine_bn
Reuters, citing maritime traffic monitoring data: Ship crossings through the Strait of Hormuz have increased slightly compared to the beginning of the week 6 cargo ships passed through the waterway on Monday
Reuters reported that ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained at a very low level, despite a slight increase over the weekend, and at the same time as the deadlock in negotiations between the United States and the Islamic Republic, only six cargo ships passed through the waterway on Monday. According to ship tracking data from Kepler, three of these ships entered the Gulf and three left it. This figure was recorded while the average traffic over the past 10 days was 11 ships. On Saturday, three ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz and only two ships on Sunday. Reuters wrote that no very large oil tankers or liquefied natural gas ships passed through the strait during this period. The agency added that some vessels may have passed this route with their detection systems turned off and were not recorded in the statistics. The data also shows that a very large gas tanker without cargo entered the strait via Iran.
Kepler: The 10-day average of ship transits through the Strait of Hormuz was 11. Three ships passed through on Saturday and two on Sunday. No very large crude oil tankers or liquefied natural gas tankers passed through the waterway.
Reuters: Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains slow, with only 6 vessels passing through on Monday.
Hormuz crossings rise slightly from weekend, remain in single digits, data shows
Hormuz crossings rise slightly from weekend, remain in single digits, data shows
America: We will continue to transport oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz "Chris Wright", the US Secretary of Energy of the terrorist government:
Transit through the Strait of Hormuz decreased by 19.5% to 95, while it was 118 before, and daily traffic fell from a peak of 19 crossings on August 11 to only 3 crossings on August 16. Of the total crossings, 51 crossings used the Iranian route and 44 were of unknown routes. The crossing through Bab al-Mandeb increased by 6.7% to 254.
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Live: Hormuz transits down as Bab al-Mandeb sees increase, says data firm
#Infographic | Strategic Shipping Passages in the World Before the war against Iran, more than 120 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz daily, but now it has decreased to a few ships. 100 ships also passed through Bab al-Mandeb daily, but these days it has decreased to less than 30 ships/ Shargh Read more
#Infographic | Strategic Shipping Passages in the World Before the war against Iran, more than 120 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz daily, but now it has decreased to a few ships. 100 ships also passed through Bab al-Mandeb daily, but these days it has decreased to less than 30 ships/ Shargh Read more
Marine Traffic announced that maritime traffic in the two vital waterways of the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea had mixed trends last week. Transits through the Strait of Hormuz decreased by 19.5 percent from 118 to 95. Daily traffic also decreased from a peak of 19 on August 10 to just three on August 15.
MarineTraffic: • • Maritime traffic in recent days has split into two routes at two key critical points. • • Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz decreased by 19.5%, falling to 95 crossings from 118 previously. Daily crossings also dropped from a peak of 19 on August 11 to just three on August 16. • • Of the total crossings, 51 used the Iranian route, while 44 were on unidentified routes. Traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait increased by 6.7%, reaching 254 crossings.
The preference for the Iranian route in the Strait of Hormuz is higher Marine Traffic:
Marine traffic has been divided into two routes in recent days at two key critical points.
Transit through the Strait of Hormuz fell by 19.5 percent to 95 from 118 previously, and daily traffic fell from a peak of 19 on August 11 to just three on August 16.
Of the total crossings, 51 used the Iranian route and 44 were unspecified. Bab al-Mandab crossings increased by 6.7 percent to 254. @IRIBNEWS_COM
The preference for the Iranian route in the Strait of Hormuz is higher Marine Traffic:
Marine traffic has been divided into two routes in recent days at two key critical points.
Transit through the Strait of Hormuz fell by 19.5 percent to 95 from 118 previously, and daily traffic fell from a peak of 19 on August 11 to just three on August 16.
Of the total crossings, 51 used the Iranian route and 44 were unspecified. Bab al-Mandab crossings increased by 6.7 percent to 254. @IRIBNEWS_COM
There is a greater tendency to use the Iranian route in the Strait of Hormuz Marine Traffic:
Marine traffic has been divided into two routes in recent days at two key critical points. Transit through the Strait of Hormuz fell by 19.5 percent to 95, down from 118 previously, and daily traffic fell from a peak of 19 on August 11 to just three on August 16. Of the total crossings, 51 used the Iranian route and 44 were unspecified. Bab al-Mandab crossings increased by 6.7 percent to 254. nournews.ir @Nournews_IR
There is a greater tendency to use the Iranian route in the Strait of Hormuz Marine Traffic:
Marine traffic has been divided into two routes in recent days at two key critical points. Transit through the Strait of Hormuz fell by 19.5 percent to 95, down from 118 previously, and daily traffic fell from a peak of 19 on August 11 to just three on August 16. Of the total crossings, 51 used the Iranian route and 44 were unspecified. Bab al-Mandab crossings increased by 6.7 percent to 254. nournews.ir @Nournews_IR
Hormuz Traffic Falls, Red Sea Resilient • • Maritime traffic diverged across two critical chokepoints last week. Strait of Hormuz crossings fell 19.5% to 95 from 118, with daily traffic declining from a peak of 19 on 11 August to just three on 16 August. Of the total, 51 crossings used the Iranian Unilateral Scheme and 44 were Route Undetermined. No Hormuz TSS or Omani-route crossings were recorded. • Bab el-Mandeb crossings increased 6.7% to 254 from 238, with 150 vessels entering the Red Sea and 104 exiting. Dark transits fell sharply to 16 from 40, although compliance and security exposure persisted, with 29 sanctioned and 39 shadow fleet crossings recorded during the week.
Hormuz Traffic Falls, Red Sea Resilient • • Maritime traffic diverged across two critical chokepoints last week. Strait of Hormuz crossings fell 19.5% to 95 from 118, with daily traffic declining from a peak of 19 on 11 August to just three on 16 August. Of the total, 51 crossings used the Iranian Unilateral Scheme and 44 were Route Undetermined. No Hormuz TSS or Omani-route crossings were recorded. • Bab el-Mandeb crossings increased 6.7% to 254 from 238, with 150 vessels entering the Red Sea and 104 exiting. Dark transits fell sharply to 16 from 40, although compliance and security exposure persisted, with 29 sanctioned and 39 shadow fleet crossings recorded during the week.
Shipping data shows a decline in vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz at the start of the week.
Kepler data: 5 ships transited the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, and traffic came to a complete standstill on Sunday. #AlArabiya_Business
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This market will resolve according to the total number of transit calls that IMF Portwatch reports for the Strait of Hormuz for all days from August 10, 2026, through August 16, 2026, inclusive.
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