Daily Ship Traffic in Strait of Hormuz Plummets From 138 to Just 2
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Daily ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has significantly decreased to just 2 vessels from an average of 138, due to ongoing regional conflict dynamics involving Iran, affecting commercial traffic.
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Vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped from an average of 138 ships a day to just two in the 24 hours to Thursday, the Joint Maritime Information Center has reported. The center noted that neither of the two vessels that passed the strait were tankers. “This represents a near-total temporary pause in routine commercial traffic, resulting from ongoing regional conflict dynamics involving Iran, including warnings against transits by U.S., Israeli, European, and allied vessels,” the JMIC noted in its report. The agency…
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Original article published by OilPrice.com on March 6, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.