Shipping via Hormuz strait slows after tanker attacks, data shows

Vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on August 10, 2026. (AFP)

• Five ‌commodity ​vessels ‌transited ‌the strait on Saturday, with none ‌registered for Sunday, shiptracking data ⁠from ⁠Kpler showed, versus 31 in the prior weekend

SINGAPORE: Shipping through ​the Strait of Hormuz slowed over the weekend, data ‌showed ‌on ​Monday, following ‌attacks ⁠on ​tankers, while ⁠US-Iran talks to resolve the Middle ⁠East conflict ‌stalled.
Five ‌commodity ​vessels ‌transited ‌the strait on Saturday, with none ‌registered for Sunday, shiptracking data ⁠from ⁠Kpler showed, versus 31 in the prior weekend.