Hormuz Traffic Drops Nearly 20% Week-on-Week

17/08/2026

Hormuz Traffic Drops Nearly 20% Week-on-Week

ABU DHABI, Aug 17: Vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell 19.5% last week, with 95 crossings recorded compared with 118 the previous week, according to global ship-tracking and maritime analytics service MarineTraffic.

Daily traffic declined sharply, from a peak of 19 crossings on August 11 to just three on August 16, according to MarineTraffic data.

Of the 95 crossings recorded last week, 51 vessels used the Iranian Unilateral Scheme, while 44 were classified as having an undetermined route. No crossings were recorded through the Hormuz traffic separation scheme or the Omani route.

Meanwhile, traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait increased 6.7%, rising to 254 crossings from 238 the previous week. Of these, 150 vessels entered the Red Sea, while 104 exited.