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Hormuz vessel traffic drops further: Update

  • Mercados: Crude oil, Fertilizers, Freight, Natural gas, Oil products
  • 02/09/26

Vessel traffic through the strait of Hormuz on Tuesday fell to some of the lowest levels in months as the US and Iran exchanged strikes around the narrow waterway.

Only four vessels transited the strait on Tuesday, down from 13 on Monday, data from maritime security firm Windward shows. Tuesday's transits were split between one inbound trip on the Iranian-controlled northern lane and three outbound trips, including two on the southern US-assisted lane. This puts vessel traffic below 3pc of its levels prior to the US-Israel attacks on Iran on 28 February.

"TRUMP STRAIT"

US officials continue to claim control over the strait of Hormuz and assure that large flows of crude are exiting the narrow waterway, despite increased military activity in the region.

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday in an interview with CNBC that more than 17mn bl were shipped through the strait on Monday, higher than pre-conflict levels. Vessel tracking and satellite data from Windward, Kpler and Vortexa reviewed by Argus does not corroborate this figure.

Vessel information firm TankerTrackers.com (TT) said on Wednesday that the average flows of crude through the strait from 14 July onwards stands around 4.9mn b/d, and that during the past 28 complete days there have been only six days where more than 10mn bl of crude departed from the Mideast Gulf, which include flows through Hormuz and loadings in the Gulf of Oman from ports such as Fujairah, UAE and Mina Al Fahal, Oman.

"Now that we have it under U.S.A control, should we change the name Hormuz strait to TRUMP STRAIT???" US President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Wednesday. Trump earlier in the day described the US as having almost total control over the strait.

US Central Command, which oversees US forces in the Middle East, claimed in a UK Maritime Trade Operations Centre report that the US facilitated the transit of 39 vessels through the strait of Hormuz in the final two days of August, a figure that is not corroborated by any available satellite or vessel tracking information.

Iran crude exports drop

The US continues to enforce its blockade on Iranian ports. As of Tuesday, Centcom said it has redirected 84 commercial vessels, disabled three ships and boarded two, in order to ensure compliance with a blockade of Iranian ports it reimposed on 14 July.

Iranian oil exports have stalled following the reimposition and enforcement of the US' blockade. Data from vessel tracking service Kpler shows no crude exports last month, and TT said on Tuesday that Iranian crude exports are down 100pc from their pre-war baseline.

Iran cut its oil production over the summer to match its domestic refining and consumption, so the country is under little logistic pressure to export crude, explaining the lack of tanker loadings at Iran's main export hub Kharg Island, TT said on Wednesday.

Iran has increasingly been attacking commercial vessels in the strait of Hormuz and attempting to further crack down on vessel traffic through the waterway.

Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority, established after the breakout of the war, added 12 new vessels to its list of non-compliant vessels for a total of 57.


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