Shipping
data from Kpler shows traffic dropped sharply to one commodity vessel on
Monday, down from six on Sunday and far below the pre-conflict average of about
95 carriers daily.
Six months into the war that started with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran in February, Iranian restrictions, U.S. measures, security fears, and high war-risk insurance have slashed volumes by around 90 percent, forcing ships onto alternative or untracked routes.
The strait normally carries a fifth of the world's crude oil and LNG, stranding many vessels and sailors in the Gulf while reshaping global energy supply chains.