The number of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz ticked up on Tuesday, with most of them linked to Iranian trade, before an illegal US blockade took effect today, Wednesday, shipping data showed.
Nine of the 11 vessels that passed through the strait on Tuesday sailed via the Iranian route, according to the ship-tracking data on Kpler.
Vessels that exited the strait with Iranian exports included one VLCC carrying 2 million barrels of crude, a medium-range tanker with refined products, and two tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas, the data showed, according to Reuters.
There were no visible entries or exits for tankers to load oil and gas from other Persian Gulf producers on Tuesday.
MNA