# Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz dips below 10-day average

> Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic falls below 10-day average as US-Iran tensions rise
- Title: Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz dips below 10-day…
- Summary: Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic falls below 10-day average as US-Iran tensions rise Oil shipping through Strait of Hormuz dropped to three vessels below…
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- Source: The Economic Times — https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/oil-gas/shipping-traffic-via-strait-of-hormuz-stays-below-10-day-average-data-shows/articleshow/134425074.cms
- Author: Reuters
- Published: 2026-09-23T03:34:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: strait of hormuz, shipping traffic, commodity vessels, kpler, panamax tanker, us iran tensions, beyond the strait of hormuz
## Strait traffic drops
Three commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, down from four a day earlier and below the 10-day moving average of about 15.
## One LNG tanker reappears
The Al Mafyar, a ballast liquefied natural gas tanker, reappeared inside the strait on Tuesday after being last seen outside on September 19.
## US-Iran tensions escalate
US President Donald Trump suggested he could annihilate Iran without a deal but also hinted at a potential agreement amid UN diplomatic efforts.
## Bab el-Mandeb strait activity
Twenty-two commodity vessels transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Tuesday, with 14 heading toward the Red Sea and 8 toward the Gulf of Aden.
## Strait of Hormuz significance
The Strait of Hormuz carries a fifth of the world's oil and gas before the US-Iran conflict.
## Key takeaway

Oil shipping through Strait of Hormuz dropped to three vessels below 10-day average amid US-Iran tensions