Ships in and near the Strait of Hormuz from 9:30 a.m. ET on April 17 until 8 p.m. ET on April 19, as per the vessel tracking website MarineTraffic. MarineTraffic
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Iran’s limitations on the Strait of Hormuz and the US blockade of Iranian ports have led to shipping through the strait being nearly nonexistent.
The tracking data from MarineTraffic above indicates ships in and near the strait from Friday to Sunday. The vessels shown as red shapes are tankers, and the green shapes indicate cargo ships.
On Friday, Iran announced it would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but the following day reinstated its restrictions on the waterway after the US declared it would continue its blockade.
Following the announcement from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) about the closure of the strait, 13 ships altered their course, as reported by maritime intelligence firm Windward
Yesterday, tracking data showed that no tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz, marking one of the calmest days in the waterway since the conflict started. A few small boats seemed to enter the channel, primarily comprising tug boats or ships flagged under Iran.
According to ship tracking data, two tankers transporting liquid petroleum gas (LPG) that were exiting the Persian Gulf suddenly reversed course yesterday. Iranian armed forces turned back the tankers, according to Iranian state-linked news agency Tasnim.
Earlier today, three ships appeared to have entered the Persian Gulf, with two tankers reported as empty by MarineTraffic.
A heavily loaded tanker passed through the strait and left the gulf early Monday local time, as reported by MarineTraffic. The Nova Crest, operated by a Turkish company, departed from an Iraqi port earlier this month. It has been previously penalized by the UK and European Union for transporting Russian oil.
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