How many ships transit the Strait of Hormuz week of July 20?
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Bloomberg: Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has plummeted to extremely low levels due to security concerns. What are the details?
Bloomberg: Noticeable traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has remained extremely low, as attacks on ships and Iranian threats have heightened security concerns among ship owners and crews considering a voyage through the waterway.
Aramco’s Nasser Says Beyond Refining, Current Trade Flows Through the Strait of Hormuz Are at a Tenth of Pre-Conflict Levels and the World Will Continue to Lose More Than 100 Million Barrels for Each Week the Strait is Closed
🚫 CLAIM: Once again, the Iranian government claims it has closed the Strait of Hormuz. This is FALSE. • • ✅ FACT: The Strait of Hormuz remains open for commercial vessel transit. Iran does not control it. Thousands of ships have sailed through the international waterway over the past four months.
Bab el-Mandeb sees 25 commodity vessels transit, Hormuz traffic stays thin
First Qatari gas tanker passes through Strait of Hormuz with Iran's permission Data from Kepler and LSEG showed on Thursday (today) that a tanker carrying liquefied natural gas controlled by Qatar Energy had left the Strait of Hormuz overnight. This is the first vessel recorded by shipping tracking data to leave the waterway since July 11. isna.ir/xdWPfz
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Hormuz transits still low despite pause in fighting
Two of the world’s most critical oil corridors are now effectively closed to normal tanker traffic. • • On July 27, the Strait of Hormuz recorded just six transits, all through the IRGC-controlled northern corridor. Not a single tanker crossed in either direction. • • In the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb crossings have fallen sharply since the Houthi blockade declaration: • • • Tanker transits down 39%. • • Saudi-linked crossings down 46%. • • Crude tankers holding or reversing near Yemen up 138%. • • Yanbu operating entirely AIS-dark, despite continued loading activity. • • Oil is still moving. But it is moving under a new set of rules: selective passage, insurance restrictions, dark operations, and apparent exemptions for some China-linked cargoes. • • Windward’s latest MIOC intelligence assessment examines what is happening across both corridors and what it means for shipping, energy, insurance, and trade. • • Read the full analysis: •
Live: Marine Traffic says 29 ships crossed Hormuz on July 24-26
Kepler: Strait of Hormuz recorded only 29 confirmed crossings between July 24-26 At the same time, Bab al-Mandab saw 100 confirmed crossings and mostly stable daily activity. @YjcNewsChannel
Kepler: Strait of Hormuz recorded only 29 confirmed crossings between July 24-26 At the same time, Bab al-Mandab saw 100 confirmed crossings and mostly stable daily activity. @YjcNewsChannel
HORMUZ TRAFFIC STAYS ON IRAN ROUTE • • Nearly all merchant ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz continue using Iran's designated route, with none taking the U.S.-backed southern corridor, according to maritime intelligence firms. • • Transit volumes remain low, while Iran has warned it could target unauthorized vessels and reportedly redirected ships attempting to use the southern route. Tankers waiting at Iran's Kharg Island export terminal also increased.
Live: Weekend ship traffic remains limited through Strait of Hormuz
Live: Weekend ship traffic remains limited through Strait of Hormuz
Shipping in the Red Sea slowed after attacks in Yemen, according to Saudi data. Ship traffic through the Bab al-Mandab Strait slowed over the weekend after Yemenis attacked Saudi oil tankers and threatened further attacks on ships linked to Saudi ports, according to Saudi shipping data reviewed by Reuters. Meanwhile, CNN data showed a sharp drop in traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to fewer than 10 commercial vessels over the weekend (compared to more than 100 ships per day under normal circumstances), as shipping companies reassessed security risks in the region. #AlMayadeen
Kepler report on the latest traffic situation in the Straits of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab Data from the shipping tracking company Kepler shows that, in conjunction with the attacks by Yemeni armed forces on Saudi oil facilities and the continuation of security tensions in the region, the number of ships passing through the Straits of Bab al-Mandab and the Strait of Hormuz has decreased to the lowest level in recent months. isna.ir/xdWNfm
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Maritime traffic tracking data: Fewer than 10 cargo ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz daily over the weekend
Reuters @IRIBNEWS_COM
Maritime traffic tracking data: Fewer than 10 cargo ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz daily over the weekend
Reuters @IRIBNEWS_COM
Maritime traffic tracking data: Fewer than 10 cargo ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz daily over the weekend
Reuters @IRIBNEWS_COM
Maritime traffic tracking data: Fewer than 10 cargo ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz daily over the weekend
Reuters @IRIBNEWS_COM
Maritime traffic tracking data: Fewer than 10 cargo ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz daily over the weekend
Reuters @IRIBNEWS_COM
Reuters, citing maritime data: Fewer than 10 cargo ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend Reuters reported, citing maritime traffic tracking data, that fewer than 10 cargo ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz per day over the weekend. / Selection
Reuters, citing maritime data: Fewer than 10 cargo ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend Reuters reported, citing maritime traffic tracking data, that fewer than 10 cargo ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz per day over the weekend. / Selection
Reuters, citing maritime data: Fewer than 10 cargo ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend Reuters reported, citing maritime traffic tracking data, that fewer than 10 cargo ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz per day over the weekend. / Selection
Reuters, citing maritime data: Fewer than 10 cargo ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend Reuters reported, citing maritime traffic tracking data, that fewer than 10 cargo ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz per day over the weekend. / Selection
Shipping data: Fewer than 10 ships transited the Strait of Hormuz daily over the weekend.
Shipping data: Fewer than 10 ships transited the Strait of Hormuz daily over the weekend.
Shipping data: Fewer than 10 ships transited the Strait of Hormuz daily over the weekend.
Shipping data: Fewer than 10 ships transited the Strait of Hormuz daily over the weekend.
What is this event about?
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 July 20, 2026, through July 26, 2026, inclusive.
Transit calls include container, dry bulk, roll-on/roll-off, general cargo, and tanker ships. Ships not reported by IMF Portwatch will not be considered.
This market will resolve as soon as all relevant data has been published. If the relevant data is not published within 14 calendar days of the specified date, this market will resolve based on the most recent data published up to that point.
In case of obvious data integrity issues (i.e., erroneous data), the market may remain open until the end of the third calendar day (ET) after the date on which such data is first released to allow for corrections. Data integrity issues refer only to clerical or other similar errors in the underlying data, and do not include cases where IMF Portwatch differs from alternative sources.
Only revisions to previously published data points made before all relevant data has been published will be considered.
The resolution source for this market will be IMF Portwatch, specifically the transit calls data published for the Strait of Hormuz at https://portwatch.imf.org/pages/cb5856222a5b4105adc6ee7e880a1730, both in the chart and through downloadable files.