Shipping traffic through Strait of Hormuz rises slightly, data shows

Visible commodity vessel transits at Hormuz totalled 10 on Wednesday, up slightly from eight on Tuesday, data from Kpler showed. This remained below a 10-day moving average of about 15 vessels.

SINGAPORE, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Shipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuz rose slightly even as a geopolitical standoff persisted between the United States and Iran, while the market also monitored Iran-Oman talks about the waterway, data showed on Thursday. Visible commodity vessel transits at Hormuz totalled 10 on Wedn

Iranian warship confronts vessel attempting Hormuz transit A large Iranian warship has confronted an Indian ship attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz's southern route, Iran’s Fars news agency reported. “A few moments ago, an Indian oil tanker named ‘HAANA’ attempted to pass through the southern route of th

Commercial maritime traffic in Strait of Hormuz, Bab al-Mandeb down: monitor  Dawn

Iran and Oman’s foreign ministers on Tuesday said they are setting up the framework of a temporary corridor for commercial vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the key commercial waterway whose traffic has been stymied amid the U.S. war on Iran. Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi wrote on the social platfo

Most shipping has since been shut down, as Iran and the U.S. have tried to assert control over the strategic channel, imposing separate blockades

Five commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Aug 25.

Five commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, little changed from a day earlier but well below the 10-day average of 15, preliminary shipping data showed on Wednesday.Two tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas and one tanker carrying bitumen exited the Gulf via the strait, while two empty product

Gulf ship traffic via Strait of Hormuz hovers below 10-day average, data shows  Reuters

Omani FM hopes the two countries will 'soon announce' a joint temporary transit corridor through the Strait of Hormuz.

The two countries are also discussing a joint mine-clearing mission, even as President Trump said the U.S. Navy had already removed all mines from the waterway

Iran and Oman on Tuesday discussed a proposal to establish a jointly managed shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz.

The two countries have sought to regulate transit through the Strait of Hormuz, as written in the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, after the waterway became a flashpoint in the Middle East war.

Continued economic pressure could prompt Iran to target Gulf oil exports and US economic interests, Tehran has said.

A total of 89 vessels exited the strait while 103 entered over the seven-day period, the report, based on Automatic Identification System (AIS) data, showed.

Iran's president has defended a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. as the best way to end a stalled conflict