Ship tracking services and insurance brokers said on Monday that traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to the lowest level in two months after Iran attacked several commercial vessels with missiles and drones and the U.S. responded with waves of airstrikes.
Maritime intelligence firm Kpler noted that more ships are switching off their Automatic Identification System (AIS) broadcasts as hostilities escalate, so determining the exact number of ships passing through the strait has become difficult — but by all indications, transits have dropped to their lowest level since May 25.
The statement noted it was the “first time American…
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