Commercial maritime activity continues to face severe disruptions, with the UK Maritime Trade Operations recording just 277 total transits during the week ending October 28. Energy carriers constitute approximately 80 percent of the vessels navigating through the chokepoint, according to US naval assessments. While more ships are broadcasting their tracking systems, operators are increasingly shifting toward the southern route to navigate the waterway. This suppression coincides with the most violent period for regional shipping since the conflict started.
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Energy carriers continue to represent roughly 80 percent of the diminished traffic moving…: Energy carriers continue to represent roughly 80 percent of the diminished traffic moving through the vulnerable strait.
Total recorded maritime incidents in the Strait of Hormuz have reached 88 since hostiliti…: Total recorded maritime incidents in the Strait of Hormuz have reached 88 since hostilities began on February 28.
Growing security threats are prompting an increasing number of ship operators to divert t…: Growing security threats are prompting an increasing number of ship operators to divert toward the southern transit route.
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Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains 70 percent below pre-conflict levels, with vessels continuing to face attacks, navigation interference and security risks across the Gulf, according to a weekly assessment by the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).
A total of 277 vessel transits were recorded in the strait during the seven days to October 28, comprising 155 inbound and 122 outbound movements. The combined figure, which includes automatic identification system (AIS) observations and US-reported facilitated transits, was approximately 70 percent below pre-conflict levels.
UKMTO said AIS-observed transits increased to 64 from 47 the previous week, while US-reported facilitated movements remained broadly stable. The US Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping (NCAGS) estimates that about 80% of transits through the strait involve energy carriers.
Most vessels broadcasting AIS continued to use the Iranian route, although UKMTO reported an increase in traffic along the southern route.
The maritime monitoring body said it had recorded 88 incidents in the Strait of Hormuz since the conflict began on February 28, with the data suggesting at least 35 attacks on shipping in the Gulf…
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