Hormuz commodity traffic falls to its lowest 10-day average since May after the US and Iranian strikes on ships
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Reuters, citing Kpler data, reported an average of 10 commodity ships a day transited the Strait of Hormuz over the previous 10 days, the lowest since May, with the moving average down from more than 15 on Friday. Only two vessels passed on Saturday, 5 September, and six on Sunday, mostly using the Iranian route. The fall followed the 5 September US strikes on Iranian tankers and IRGC attacks on shipping.
- When
- 6 September 2026
- Where
- Strait of Hormuz, No single country
- What
- shipping disruption
- Attribution
- Not attributed. Traffic data.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled
Sources
- Evidence The Times of Israel
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
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