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Only 2 merchant ships passed through Strait of Hormuz on Sept 21, down from 10 a day earlier
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According to preliminary data released on September 22 by ship-tracking firm Kepler, only two commercial vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on September 21, a sharp decline from 10 ships the previous day. The two ships were a Panama-flagged bulk carrier loaded with mineral products and a Liberia-flagged bulk carrier. The data does not include vessels that may have turned off their Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) to avoid detection. The report, published by Xinhua via TradeAlpha, highlights a significant drop in traffic through the strategic waterway, which is a critical chokepoint for global oil and gas shipments. The reasons for the decline are not specified in the report, but the low number could reflect heightened regional tensions or other operational factors.
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September 22 — Preliminary data released by the shipping tracking firm Kepler shows that only two commercial vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on September 21, a further decline from the ten ships recorded the previous day.
According to the data, the two vessels that passed through the strait were:
- A Panama-flagged bulk carrier loaded with mineral products
- A Liberia-flagged bulk carrier
The figures do not include vessels that may have turned off their Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) to avoid being tracked.
(Source: Xinhua News Agency)
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