Vessel traffic through Hormuz dwindles this week as markets watch Iran-Oman talks
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dwindled to 33 vessels from Monday (August 3, 2026) to Thursday (August 6, 2026) this week, data showed, versus 50 in the week-ago period, as markets watched talks between Iran and Oman for signs of progress in reopening the key waterway.
Four vessels transited the strait on Thursday (August 6, 2026), including a very large crude carrier, Nissos Kea, carrying about 2 million barrels of Basrah crude loaded in Iraq, Kpler data showed.
Of the rest, two were laden with liquefied petroleum gas and one was a minor bulk carrier.
– Reuters
