Tracked ships transit from the Strait of Hormuz remains lower than the 10-day average

🔸Data from the ship-tracking company “Kpler” shows that the transit of cargo-carrying ships through the Strait of Hormuz with location beacons on Wednesdays has still been noticeably lower than the average of recent days.

🔸Based on these data, published Thursday, September 12, six ships transited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, while the number was 11 ships the day before, and the average over the past 10 days has been about 13 ships per day.

🔸However, these figures may not reflect all transits, because some ships turn off their location beacons when passing through the strait.

🔸Chris Wright, U.S. Energy Secretary, said on Wednesday that more than 17 million barrels of oil per day passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, which, according to him, is the highest level since the reduction in traffic following the start of the war.

🔸Donald Trump, the U.S. president, had recently said that on average 30 ships each night pass through the Strait of Hormuz with the help of the U.S. Army. He did not specify what time period this average refers to or how many of these vessels are oil tankers.

🔸U.S. officials had previously said that with the guidance and support of the U.S. Army, about 15 to 20 oil tankers pass through the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz each night.

🔸Following the 40-day war between the United States and Israel against Iran, ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz—previously the transfer point for about 20% of liquefied petroleum gas and oil to global markets—has been disrupted, and Iran’s government says no oil tanker has the right to pass through the strait without Tehran’s permission.