Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has increased despite continuing Middle East hostilities, although dark transits and identity manipulation remain widespread, according to data from the maritime intelligence firm Windward.
Twenty vessels crossed the strait on July 29, evenly split between 10 inbound and 10 outbound transits, according to Windward.
Fifteen vessels were visible through the Automatic Identification System (AIS), while five were classified as dark or operating without normal transmissions.
Among the outbound vessels was the Al Areesh, which carried Qatar’s first liquefied natural gas shipment through the strait in around three weeks.
The ADNOC-chartered LNG carrier Mraweh entered the Gulf while operating dark after briefly reappearing on AIS following an 18-day gap.
