🚢Hormuz Vessel Crossing Update: Back Down to 13
Commercial vessel crossings through the Strait of Hormuz have fallen back to 13 over the latest 24-hour rolling window, down from 18 yesterday and 57 on June 24, underscoring how fragile the traffic recovery remains.
The drop comes even as the U.S. and Iran have reportedly agreed to halt the latest round of fighting and resume peace talks, after several days of strikes and counterstrikes around the Strait. The renewed escalation disrupted the reopening effort, with Iran asserting authority over traffic management and maritime security warnings keeping shipowners cautious.
Today’s crossing mix remains thin: 6 East>West and 7 West>East, while Brent is around $72.57/bbl.
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*Hormuz Vessel Crossing Update, Back down to 24
The pullback to 24 reflects renewed escalation: the U.S. conducted fresh strikes on Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday in response to a drone attack on the tanker M/T Kiku, days after an Iranian drone struck
