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Gulf shipping traffic remained largely unchanged Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb, two major Middle Eastern maritime chokepoints, as uncertainty continued over efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war, ship-tracking data showed, Reuters reported.
Eight vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz, matching the previous day’s total, according to Kpler data.
Five were tankers and three were bulk carriers. Six vessels—three tankers and three bulk carriers—entered the strait, while one gas carrier and one tanker exited.
Before the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began Feb. 28 and Tehran responded by closing the strait, about 130 to 140 ships typically crossed the waterway each day.
A liquefied natural gas tanker controlled by Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., or ADNOC, reappeared outside the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday carrying a cargo loaded at Das Island, according to LSEG and Kpler data.
The Mubaraz left Das Island in the United Arab Emirates on July 14 after loading the cargo and was last detected inside the strait on July 16.
The tanker was positioned off India’s western coast Tuesday.
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) data listed India’s Dahej terminal in Gujarat as its discharge destination, with an arrival date of Aug. 5.
The voyage marked the third time the Mubaraz had exited the strait carrying LNG from Das Island since the war began. Its previous two cargoes were delivered to China and India.
ADNOC said it does not comment on the location, movements or routing of its vessels as a matter of policy.
Twenty vessels crossed the Bab el-Mandeb on Tuesday, with 10 entering and 10 leaving the waterway, matching the previous day’s figures, Kpler data showed.
Six tankers, three dry bulk carriers and one gas carrier entered the strait.
Seven tankers and three bulk carriers exited.
The figures do not include ships that may be operating with their tracking transponders switched off.
Qatar said Tuesday that mediators were making progress in efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war, helping push oil prices lower.
Iran, however, denied President Donald Trump’s claim that negotiations were already underway.
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