Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz dropped to a five-week low as renewed U.S.-Iran military escalation prompted ship operators to reduce transits and increasingly switch off AIS transponders.

By Ahmed Elimam and Eman AbouhassiraDUBAI, July 10 (Reuters) - Daily tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz appeared to have slowed on Friday, after the U.S. and Iran exchanged…

Six vessels transited the strait on Sunday, ship-tracking data from Kpler showed, the lowest number in five weeks.