Ammon News - Five ​commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, little ‌changed from a day earlier but well below the 10-day average of 15, preliminary shipping data showed on Wednesday.

Two tankers carrying liquefied petroleum ​gas and one tanker carrying bitumen exited the Gulf via ​the strait, while two empty product tankers entered the ⁠waterway from the Gulf of Oman, initial data from shiptracker ​Kpler showed at 0408 GMT. On Monday, four commodity vessels transited ​the waterway, the data showed.

The figures could change as some ships typically switch off their location transponders during the voyage.

Transits through the Bab el-Mandeb, another major ​maritime chokepoint in the Middle East, were also roughly ​little changed at 31 commodity vessels versus 29 the day before, Kpler ‌data ⁠showed, but in line with the 10-day average.


Reuters