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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Ships transiting via Bab el-Mandeb strait at highest in a week, data shows

Singapore: Thirty-seven commodity ships passed through the Bab el-Mandeb strait ​on Tuesday, the highest number ​since July 19, preliminary shipping data showed, with only a ​few transiting through the Strait of Hormuz.

Of the ships passing through, 20 ships entered the strait while 17 ships exited, according to ship-tracking data from analytics ‌firm Kpler. ⁠None were ⁠very large crude carriers (VLCC) or liquefied natural gas tankers.

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