On August 17, local time, we learned that after several months of conflict between the US and Iran, ship traffic on the two important shipping routes in the Middle East is still low. According to data from the global real-time ship tracking and maritime data platform “Maritime Traffic”, at least 3 commercial ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours. Before the war broke out, an average of about 110 ships passed through this waterway every day. Furthermore, in the past 24 hours, at least 37 commercial vessels have passed through the Mander Strait.

On August 17, local time, we learned that after several months of conflict between the US and Iran, ship traffic on the two important shipping routes in the Middle East is still low. According to data from the global real-time ship tracking and maritime data platform “Maritime Traffic”, at least 3 commercial ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours. Before the war broke out, an average of about 110 ships passed through this waterway every day. Furthermore, in the past 24 hours, at least 37 commercial vessels have passed through the Mander Strait.