Ships passing through Hormuz hover in single digits, data shows

SINGAPORE, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Seven commodity ships sailed along the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, just half the previous day's tally, showed data from shiptracker Kpler, amid concern over risk to Middle East shipping as U.S.-Iran peace talks remain in limbo. Of the total, four ships entered and three exited the waterw

At least 15 ships part of stealth operation have been attacked by Iran since beginning of June

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The U.S. is conducting stealth operations to transport oil through the Strait of Hormuz, sources tell CBS News. The development was first reported by Axios. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata has more.

Traffic through Hormuz Strait shows no rise, data suggests Shipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuz did not rise, with a total of nine vessels transiting the strategic waterway on Wednesday - unchanged from the previous day, Kpler data showed.

US President Donald Trump told reporters "The Strait is open. A lot of boats are coming through, adding that "We are getting a lot of oil out."

The US has been stealthily shepherding millions of barrels of oil a day across the Strait of Hormuz, helping prevent further shocks to the world's oil markets, analysts said.

The U.S. military has quietly established a shipping corridor in and out of the Strait of Hormuz to transport millions of barrels of oil each day — a notable success even as the broader war remains at a stalemate, two U.S. officials told Axios. Under the operation, which has been underway for the last several weeks, 1

With Iran making ship traffic perilous, a U.S. operation offers a way out for some energy exports, stealthily shepherding tankers on dangerous journeys.

How much oil is actually moving through the Strait of Hormuz?  CNN