Hormuz traffic falls to three-week low, MarineTraffic says

Live Blog Update| War on Iran 18 July 2026 03:49 BST Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to a three-week low of eight vessels on Thursday, down from 15 the previous day, ship-tracking platform MarineTraffic said. In a post on X, MarineTraffic said seven of the eight transits used the Iranian shipping lane, with no vessels crossing via the Omani route and no shadow fleet movements recorded. Traffic was evenly split between commercial and non-commercial vessels, while half of all crossings were by Iranian-flagged ships. Hormuz traffic reaches three week low MarineTraffic data indicate confirmed crossings through the monitored Strait of Hormuz zone fell to eight on 16 July, down from 15 a day earlier and marking a three week low. Seven of the eight transits followed the Iranian route, with no… pic.twitter.com/mEXVxsx40d — MarineTraffic (@MarineTraffic) July 17, 2026