According to S&P Global Commodities at Sea, just one vessel transited the Strait of Hormuz on Aug. 16, marking the lowest daily count on record, versus eight ships the previous day. Meanwhile, Bab al-Mandab crossings fell to 37 from 40 over the same span, per the firm’s Aug. 17 assessment.

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The only ship to pass through Hormuz that day was the MR tanker Lubna, purchased by Saudi Arabia’s National Chemical Carriers in June. The Lubna entered from the Gulf of Oman without transmitting signals and was last tracked off Musandam, Oman, on Aug. 17, with its destination listed as Mina Saqr in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. Bahri and SABIC, which jointly own National Chemical Carriers, had not replied to inquiries by press time.

The US Navy-backed Joint Maritime Information Center logged three attacks on vessels in the Hormuz vicinity during the 72 hours ending Aug. 16. The UAE’s foreign ministry said on its website Aug. 15 that an ADNOC-linked ship had been targeted by a hostile Iranian action while crossing the strait. That event came after two other ADNOC-affiliated vessel incidents on Aug. 14 and another on Aug. 8, as detailed by the ministry.

Crossings across the US naval blockade line totaled 37 ships on Aug. 16, down from 53 on Aug. 15. In the Bab al-Mandab corridor, the Pakistani Aframax tanker Mardan headed southbound through the strait on Aug. 16, following its loading of Saudi crude from Yanbu two days prior. The VLCC He Ping Hai moved northbound through the strait on Aug. 14, possibly en route to pick up Saudi crude, according to CAS.

Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform