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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic slumps to six vessels as US-Iran peace hopes fade

Shipping traffic through ​the Strait of ​Hormuz fell to six on Monday, compared ​with a 10-day average of about 11 vessels, shipping data showed, amid fading hopes of a peace deal between ‌the U.S. ⁠and Iran.

Four ⁠commodity vessels, including two empty oil product tankers, entered ​the waterway, data from Kpler showed on Tuesday as of ​0420 GMT. Two vessels - a small tanker laden with liquefied petroleum gas and another carrying residual fuels - ​exited the Strait, the data ⁠showed.

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