Ship traffic through Hormuz falls to lowest level since war began

Ship traffic carrying raw materials through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to its lowest level since the outbreak of the war, despite US efforts to reopen the strategic waterway, which Iran has effectively closed since the conflict began, according to data from maritime analytics company Kpler. Kpler, which tracks only raw materials vessels, recorded the passage of just one ship on Monday and no ship crossings on Tuesday. Such a sharp decline in shipping traffic has not been recorded since the start of the war, when the United States and Israel launched their first strikes on Iran on 28th  February. According to maritime data platform Lloyd’s List, around 120 ships usually pass through the Strait of Hormuz each day. […]