The number of commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz has fallen for a third consecutive day after peaking on June 25, when 54 ships passed through the waterway, according to calculations by TASS based on vessel tracking data.
On June 26, 48 vessels crossed the strait, six fewer than the previous day. The decline continued on June 27 and 28, when the number dropped further to 38 and 22 vessels, respectively.
In total, 108 ships transited the strait between June 26 and 28. Of these, 40 followed a route previously proposed by Oman, 37 used a route near Iran’s Larak Island, and only nine used the shipping lane approved by the International Maritime Organisation. The remaining vessels crossed the strait with their transponders switched off.
Before March 2026, around 100–120 vessels on average passed through the Strait of Hormuz daily. After the escalation of tensions between the United States and Iran, maritime traffic through the chokepoint has been significantly reduced on security grounds, with only about 10 vessels per day in some periods.
By Jeyhun Aghazada
