Hormuz Traffic Steady at 8 Vessels as Iran Denies Trump Talks Claim
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- Strait of Hormuz traffic held at eight vessels Tuesday—five tankers and three bulk carriers—matching the prior day but a fraction of the 130-140 ships that typically transited before the US-Israeli war began on February 28, which prompted Iran to close the waterway.
- Bab el-Mandeb recorded 20 vessels crossing on Tuesday, with 10 entering and 10 exiting, identical to the previous day's count per Kpler data.
- Mubaraz, an LNG tanker controlled by Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC), reappeared outside the Strait of Hormuz carrying cargo loaded from Das Island on July 14; ship-tracking from LSEG and Kpler places it off India's western coast bound for the Dahej terminal in Gujarat, with an arrival date of August 5.
- The Mubaraz has now exited the strait carrying Das Island cargoes three times since the war began; its previous two cargoes were delivered to China and India.
- Qatar said on Tuesday that mediators are making progress in efforts to end the US-Iran war, driving oil prices lower.
- Tehran has denied Trump's assertion that talks are already under way, while ADNOC did not respond to a request for comment outside business hours.
Why it matters: Pre-war Hormuz traffic of 130-140 ships daily has collapsed to just eight vessels, and ADNOC's Mubaraz completing its third wartime cargo run—now diverted to India's Dahej terminal—illustrates how the strait's near-shutdown has rerouted Gulf LNG supply chains away from normal delivery patterns.
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