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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Shipping data reveals see-saw situation in Strait of Hormuz

SINGAPORE: The number of ships ​that passed through the Strait ​of Hormuz fell sharply on Sunday ​after Iran announced it had again closed the waterway, citing Israeli and U.S. violations of the interim peace deal, shipping data showed.

Five vessels passed ‌the ⁠strait on ⁠Sunday, from 26 ships spotted a day earlier, data from analytics ​firm Kpler showed. These included three Very Large Crude Carriers carrying ​2 million barrels of Saudi crude and fuel oil each, one of which was heading to Japan.

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