There is still very little boat traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and attacks on ships and threats from Iran have heightened the safety concerns of shipowners and crew members passing through this waterway. According to Kpler's data, shipping activity was sluggish on Tuesday. On Monday, six small ships, including a bulk carrier and an LPG carrier, turned on transponders and sailed in both directions in the waters off Iran. One of these is an empty crude oil tanker, an Afula tanker called Tiyara that has been sanctioned by the US. It has been hovering near the coast of Oman since July, then entering the Persian Gulf at night.

There is still very little boat traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and attacks on ships and threats from Iran have heightened the safety concerns of shipowners and crew members passing through this waterway. According to Kpler's data, shipping activity was sluggish on Tuesday. On Monday, six small ships, including a bulk carrier and an LPG carrier, turned on transponders and sailed in both directions in the waters off Iran. One of these is an empty crude oil tanker, an Afula tanker called Tiyara that has been sanctioned by the US. It has been hovering near the coast of Oman since July, then entering the Persian Gulf at night.