Hormuz shipping traffic drops to single digits

Vessel transits at the Strait of Hormuz fell to seven on Thursday, remaining well below the ten-day average of fifteen. Meanwhile, QatarEnergy completed its first known LNG shipment since late July.

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Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, September 6, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Strait of Hormuz vessel transits plunged to seven on Thursday, down from 11 the previous day, as maritime traffic remained severely constrained. The traffic level sits well below the 10-day average of 15 transits. Before the conflict involving Iran began on February 28, the waterway typically handled 125 commercial vessels daily.

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