HORMUZ. Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 9, 2026
The data covers transit for container ships, bulkers, vehicle carriers, and tankers that carry oil, gas and chemicals
SINGAPORE – The number of ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz stayed low during the weekend as the United States and Iran intensified attacks in the Middle East, shipping data showed on Monday, July 20.
Four vessels made the crossing on Sunday, July 19, down from eight the previous day, data from LSEG showed. At least three oil products tankers and one Very Large Crude Carrier have entered the strait since Friday to load oil, the data showed.
There have been no visible liquefied natural gas tankers passing through the strait since Thursday, July 16.
