Hormuz shipping traffic in single digits, data shows

SINGAPORE, Sept 10 (Reuters) - ‌Vessel transits ​at ​the Strait of Hormuz fell slightly on Wednesday to seven, compared ‌with the previous day's 12, preliminary ⁠shiptracking data showed on Thursday, with levels also ‌lower than the 10-day ‌average of 14.

Out of these seven, four vessels exited and three entered, according to ​the data.

Some vessels could be sailing through the waterway with their transponders ⁠turned off and these are not considered in the counts.

Of ​the exits, one was a very large crude carrier - Finland Prosperity - carrying ​nearly 2 million barrels of ‌crude.

No tankers carrying liquefied natural gas exited the strait.

The remaining three ⁠exits were made by two dry bulk carriers and a short-range dirty products tanker.

Meanwhile, ⁠of the three ships that entered, one was a ​dry bulk carrier and the other two were a short-range tanker and a medium-range-sized tanker.

At the Bab ‌el-Mandeb Strait, some 28 commodity ships transited on Wednesday, a level ‌similar to the 10-day average of ⁠27.

Of the total, ‌16 ships entered ​and 12 exited.

(Reporting by Trixie Yap; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Thomas ‌Derpinghaus)

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