Strait of Hormuz tanker crossings fall to lowest level in more than two months, data shows

No ships and only one tanker entered the Strait of Hormuz on July 23. ReutersInfoOnly one tanker crossed the strait on Thursday, compared with three on Wednesday, Kpler data showsReutersJuly 24, 2026

Tanker crossings through the Strait of Hormuz fell to just one on 23 July, the lowest level since 7 May.

Oil prices surged back to $100 a barrel amid heightened shipping risks across the Middle East.

A supertanker carrying 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude exited the strait, bound for China's Rizhao Port by mid-August.

Saudi Aramco began offering crude cargo loading at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Sidi Kerir as an alternative to its Red Sea ports.

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