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Hormuz traffic dwindles after Middle East attacks intensify

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September 15, 2026

2:59 AM UTC

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!Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam

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SINGAPORE, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Shipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuz dwindled further at the start of this week after attacks intensified ​in the Middle East, shipping data showed.

Commodity vessel transits at ‌Hormuz totalled four on Monday, down from 10 during the previous day, preliminary data from Kpler showed on Tuesday.

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Two dry bulk carriers exited the waterway, ​including one laden and one ballast vessel, while two oil ​tankers entered the strait, both in ballast mode.

The figures exclude ⁠some vessels that might have crossed the strait with their ​Automatic Identification System transponders turned off to avoid detection.

Iranian news agency Fars ​reported on Monday, citing Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, that an oil tanker exploded and caught fire after colliding with mines in the Strait of Hormuz, without ​saying when the incident occurred.

Also on Monday, Gulf Arab states postponed ​planned talks with Iran to discuss possible agreements on the Strait of Hormuz, in ‌a ⁠setback for diplomatic efforts to end the conflict and its impact on global oil supplies.

Yemen's Houthis on Monday said they fired dozens of missiles and drones at a military airbase in Khamis Mushait ​in southern Saudi ​Arabia, targeting aircraft ⁠hangars, radar systems, runways and ammunition depots in retaliation for Saudi airstrikes in Yemen.

In the Bab el-Mandeb ​strait, 21 commodity vessels transited on Monday, Kpler ​data showed, ⁠down from 28 during the previous day.

Before the Iran war started on February 28, the Strait of Hormuz typically handled about 125 large, ⁠commercial ​vessels per day, including tankers, gas carriers, ​bulkers and container vessels, accounting for some 20% of the world's daily crude oil ​and liquefied natural gas supply.

Reporting by Jeslyn Lerh; Editing by Christian Schmollinger

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