How many ships transit the Strait of Hormuz week of July 6?
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Ships disappear suddenly and then reappear... What exactly is happening in the Strait of Hormuz? The US war on Iran has changed the rules of navigation, and ships are now turning off their tracking devices and crossing the strait in the dark. Six tankers passed through on July 12 without any signals, after Iran attacked seven ships in seven days near Oman. #AlArabiya_Business
Ships disappear suddenly and then reappear... What exactly is happening in the Strait of Hormuz? The US war on Iran has changed the rules of navigation, and ships are now turning off their tracking devices and crossing the strait in the dark. Six tankers passed through on July 12 without any signals, after Iran attacked seven ships in seven days near Oman. #AlArabiya_Business
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to its lowest level since May. #AlArabiya_Business
Live: Strait of Hormuz traffic falls to lowest level since May
Marine Traffic website: Only 3 ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz in the last 24 hours
Live: Strait of Hormuz crossings down
Kepler: Fewer ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid US and Iranian attacks #Arabic_Business
Live: Strait of Hormuz crossings plummet again
Only six ships transited the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, as shipping traffic plummeted to its lowest level in weeks due to the recent escalation.
STRAIT OF HORMUZ TRAFFIC TURNS DEFENSIVE • • Confirmed crossings fell around 52% week on week between 10–12 July, according to MarineTraffic. • • Vessels increasingly favoured Iranian and Dark routes, while IMO and Omani corridor activity dropped to minimal levels. • • Despite no confirmed attacks since 27 June, US–Iran tensions and IRGC warnings continue to drive cautious routing.
Live: Over 50% fewer ships attempted to cross Strait of Hormuz than the previous week, data firm says
Live: Over 50% fewer ships attempted to cross Strait of Hormuz than the previous week, data firm says
Live: Over 50% fewer ships attempted to cross Strait of Hormuz than the previous week, data firm says
Kpler data: Only 6 ships transited the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday #Arabic_Business
Reuters - Shipping data showed that the number of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz fell on Sunday to its lowest level in several weeks, amid renewed tit-for-tat strikes between the United States and Iran and attacks on ships in the Middle East, raising concerns about safety. Ship tracking data from Kpler showed that six vessels passed through the strait on Sunday, the lowest number on any day in five weeks.
Reuters: Only 6 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday Reuters reported, citing data from the Kepler company, that only 6 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. / Selection
Kepler announced that only six ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, the lowest number in five weeks.
Kpler data: Only 6 ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday
Kpler data: Only 6 ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday
Kpler data: Only 6 ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday
Kpler data: Only 6 ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday
Kpler data: Only 6 ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday
Kpler data: Only 6 ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday
Reuters reported that about 20 commercial ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours with the coordination of the US military, but ship tracking data indicates a decrease in maritime traffic.
Axios reported, citing a US official, that in the past 24 hours, about 20 commercial ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz with the coordination of the US military, and several other ships have passed through the waterway without the coordination of the US military.
Axios reported, citing a US official, that in the past 24 hours, about 20 commercial ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz with the coordination of the US military, and several other ships have passed through the waterway without the coordination of the US military.
Axios reported, citing a US official, that in the past 24 hours, about 20 commercial ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz with the coordination of the US military, and several other ships have passed through the waterway without the coordination of the US military.
Axios reported, citing a US official, that in the past 24 hours, about 20 commercial ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz with the coordination of the US military, and several other ships have passed through the waterway without the coordination of the US military.
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This market will resolve according to the finalized total number of transit calls that IMF Portwatch reports for the Strait of Hormuz for all days from July 6, 2026, through July 12, 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.
Data for a specific date must be finalized before it is considered for this market (namely, once the next date's data point is available, the previous one is finalized).
This market will resolve as soon as data has been finalized for the final date in the specified period. If the data for the final date of the specified period has not been finalized by the end of the third calendar day (ET) after the day on which such data is released, this market will resolve based on data published up to that point. Additionally, if not all relevant data has been released and finalized within 14 calendar days of the end of the specified period, this market will resolve based on 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 the applicable resolution time 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.