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Hormuz commodity crossings stay below average at 5 to 10 a day midweek, Kpler data show

Confirmedon two or more distinct origins, at least one tied to no party: 2 distinct origins, 2 tied to no party, with visual or sensor evidence.

Kpler data reported by Reuters showed five commodity ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday 25 August (and four on Monday, revised up from two) against a 10-day average of 15, with Tuesday later revised to eight, and 10 on Wednesday 26 August, seven of them entering from the Gulf of Oman. Bab al-Mandeb crossings slowed to 19 on 26 August. US data cited by the JMIC counted 37 US-facilitated transits on 25 and 26 August, against about 138 vessel transits a day in 2025.

When
26 August 2026
Where
Strait of Hormuz, No single country
What
shipping disruption
Attribution
Not attributed. Traffic data; no single actor.
In the record
Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled

Sources

  1. Sensor data Times of Israel Media · Unaffiliated origin: Kpler ship-tracking data, reported by Reuters · published 2026-08-26 00:00 UTC
  2. Sensor data gCaptain Media · Unaffiliated origin: Kpler ship-tracking data, reported by Reuters · published 2026-08-27 00:00 UTC
  3. Sensor data gCaptain Media · Unaffiliated origin: JMIC advisory citing US NCAGS data · published 2026-08-27 00:00 UTC

History

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