The intensity of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait remains significantly below normal levels amid the conflict between the United States and Iran and threats to maritime trade security in the region. CNN reports this, writes UNN.
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According to the MarineTraffic service, at least 14 commercial vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the last 24 hours. Of these, eight vessels, including five cargo ships and three tankers, entered the Persian Gulf, while another six, including five cargo ships and one tanker, headed toward the Gulf of Oman.
For comparison, before the start of the war between the United States and Iran, an average of about 120 vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz per day.
Shipping companies are looking for alternative routes
Over the same period, 37 commercial vessels passed through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Nineteen vessels entered the Red Sea, including 14 cargo ships and five tankers, while 18 vessels, including 13 cargo ships and five tankers, proceeded toward the Gulf of Aden.
CNN notes that shipping companies continue to seek alternative routes for oil transportation after Iran-backed Houthis began posing a threat to shipping in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait area.
According to the TV channel, transit through Bab el-Mandeb has decreased by approximately 22%, while vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains at historically low levels.