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Monday ship traffic through Strait of Hormuz highest since start of war: monitor
Key takeaways
- The 36 passages represent nearly a third of normal peacetime traffic (around 120 a day) through the strait, which normally sees around a fifth of the world’s oil and gas exports.
- The total count for Monday crossings is expected to rise further as ships are detected later by maritime trackers.
- Before the June 14 agreement, less than 10 commodity vessels went through the strait per day since the passage was closed by Iran on March 1 in retaliation against the US and Israeli strikes.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize PARIS: At least 36 commodity carriers transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, a record level since the start of the Middle East war in late February, according to data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler.
The 36 passages represent nearly a third of normal peacetime traffic (around 120 a day) through the strait, which normally sees around a fifth of the world’s oil and gas exports.
The total count for Monday crossings is expected to rise further as ships are detected later by maritime trackers.
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