Gulf Shipping Traffic Steady Amid Uncertainty of Peace Talks
Ship-tracking data showed only eight vessels transited the strait, while the ADNOC-controlled Mubaraz tanker carried cargo from Das Island toward India.
- An Abu Dhabi National Oil liquefied natural gas tanker reappeared outside the Strait of Hormuz on August 5, carrying cargo from Das Island toward India's Gujarat coast, marking the third such departure since the war began.
- Roughly 130 to 140 ships transited the waterway daily before the US-Israeli war with Iran began on February 28; President Trump said Sunday he was holding off new attacks pending talks over Hormuz control, though Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei denied Monday that negotiations were underway.
- Only two commodity vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, down from eight on Tuesday, while eight vessels transited the same day and 20 crossed the Bab el-Mandeb with balanced 10-entry, 10-exit traffic.
- Tehran seeks transit fees of 5 to 7 per cent of cargo value while Oman proposes around 3 per cent, prompting eight shipping associations including the International Chamber of Shipping to warn such charges could amount to tolls in all but name; war-risk insurance premiums remain four times their five-year average.
- Iran and Oman announced this week they reached understanding on a proposed corridor with routes controlled separately by each country, though critical questions remain unanswered about vessel authorisation and inspections as the IMO recorded 64 confirmed merchant ship incidents by August 4.
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Although weapons are currently silent between the US and Iran, hardly any ships pass the Strait.
Hormuz nearly paralysed as just two ships pass in 24 hours
Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has all but stopped, with only two commodity vessels passing through the waterway on Wednesday, as negotiations over a new transit corridor struggle to keep pace with the worsening reality at sea. The figure was down from eight crossings on Tuesday and was a fraction of the 130 to 140 […]
In light of the continued disruption to shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz due to the US aggression against Iran, only eight ships passed through the region yesterday.
Gulf shipping traffic steady amid uncertainty of peace talks, eight ships transit Strait of Hormuz
Six of the vessels, three tankers and three bulk carriers, were entering the strait, while a gas carrier and a tanker were exiting. Some 130 ships would typically transit the waterway before the war.
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