Only Nine Commercial Ships Detected Crossing Hormuz Strait Since ...
The number of recorded ship crossings has dropped sharply due to attacks and sanctions, with nearly 20% of global crude oil and LNG shipments affected, MarineTraffic data shows.
- AFP analysis of MarineTraffic position reports found only nine vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz since Monday, excluding fully concealed passages.
- Amid the recent war-related strikes, multiple vessels switched off transponders, including at least five ships that crossed with signals off, prompting regional concerns.
- The Danuta I, a 225-meter natural gas carrier under US sanctions, crossed the Strait of Hormuz at dawn on Friday, while the Athina moved east to west before ceasing signals Thursday afternoon.
- The Strait's centrality to oil and LNG flows raises economic concern as nearly 20 percent of global crude oil and about 20 percent of LNG transit Hormuz, heightening risks to the global economy.
- Analysts note ongoing voyages under AIS blackouts, with intermittent signals like those from the Kavomaleas on March 3, adding to uncertainty.
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Only nine commercial ships detected crossing Hormuz Strait since Monday
Only nine oil tankers, cargo and container ships, some of which at times concealed their position, have been recorded crossing the Strait of Hormuz since Monday, according to MarineTraffic data analysed by AFP.
Since Monday, March 2, after three civilian vessels were attacked on Sunday, only nine commercial vessels have been able to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Only nine oil tankers, transport ships and port-container ships, some of which have sometimes hidden their position, have been observed through the Ormuz storm since the beginning of the week, according to the data from MarineTrific analyzed by AFP. Every Friday, Bloomberg wrote that the war in the Middle East pushed the oil barrel to 90 dollars, ...
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Only nine commercial ships detected crossing the Hormuz Strait since Monday
Only nine oil tankers, cargo and container ships, some of which at times concealed their position, have been recorded crossing the Strait of Hormuz since Monday, according to MarineTraffic data analysed by AFP.
Despite the threats of the Revolutionary Guards who promised to "burn any ship" trying to cross the strait, many have been detected in recent days, while the war between Iran, Israel and the United States is raging.
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