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Hormuz traffic at 9 vessels: Windward
New York, 3 September (Argus) — A total of nine vessels crossed the strait of
Hormuz on Wednesday, with four inbound and five outbound transits, data from
maritime security firm Windward shows. Of the inbound transits, one was a tanker
on the US-assisted southern lane, while two of the five outbound ships were on
the southern lane. The remaining transits took place on the Iranian-controlled
northern lane. Wednesday's transits are up by five vessels from the day before ,
but still far below the pre-war average of around 135 vessels daily. Vessel
traffic on Wednesday stood at around 6.5pc of traffic levels prior to the joint
US-Israeli attack on Iran on 28 February. US president Donald Trump continues to
claim large amounts of crude is making it through the strait of Hormuz, posting
a graphic titled "Hormuz Oil Volumes are BACK!" on social media on Thursday. The
graphic claims that "now" 18mn b/d of crude are exiting the strait of Hormuz,
prior to "before", when volumes were around 20mn b/d. There have been some days
where combined flows from the Mideast Gulf, including loadings from ports in the
UAE and Oman, reached close to 18mn b/d, such as on 9 August, per data from
vessel information firm TankerTrackers.com. But the daily average for flows
through the strait remains far below pre-war levels. As of 2 September, over the
prior 28 complete days 7.54mn b/d exited the Mideast Gulf, according to
TankerTrackers.com, including 5.04mn b/d through the strait of Hormuz. Combined
crude, refined products and natural gas flows through the strait stood at around
23.7mn b/d between January-February before the outbreak of the war, data from
vessel tracking firm Vortexa shows. By Charlotte Bawol Send comments and request
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