The escalation of the US Iran conflict has led to a near standstill in transportation in the Strait of Hormuz

On July 9th, the United States launched strikes against Iran for the second consecutive day, and on Thursday, traffic in the Strait of Hormuz came to a near standstill. Ship tracking data shows that traffic is concentrated on routes approved by Iran near the northern part of the waterway, while the US supported Oman corridor remains deserted. Among the large vessels, only one ultra large oil tanker sanctioned by the United States sailed out of the Persian Gulf, and a container ship flying the Iranian flag appeared in the strait. According to Kpler data, within three weeks after the temporary agreement was reached in Meida, the daily average transit volume of commodity transport ships was 34, with a peak of 59 ships on June 24th, and most days during the war, the daily average was less than 20 ships.