Hormuz traffic falls as transit through Bab al-Mandeb passage increases, says data firm

Hormuz traffic falls as transit through Bab al-Mandeb passage increases, says data firm Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz fell by 19. 5 percent last week, according to data analysis firm Kpler, with 95 vessels transiting the waterway in the week of August 10 and “reaching just three on 16 August”. Vessels used the Iranian side of the strait or undermined routes, “while no crossings were recorded through the Hormuz TSS or Omani routes”, Kpler posted on X.