Hormuz shipping still not normal, only 40 ships were sailing on Monday

A total of 40 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway in the Middle East, on Monday (June 29). According to the latest data from the maritime intelligence agency Kepler, this number is still significantly lower than before the war with Iran.
According to Kepler, 16 of the 40 ships that passed through the strait yesterday used Iranian-controlled waterways. In addition, the course of 12 ships could not be clearly identified. They either turned off their tracking signals (AIS) or used routes that could not be reliably identified. The situation was different before the war began. In late February, an average of more than a hundred ships were sailing through the Strait of Hormuz every day before Israel and the United States launched attacks on Iran.
Known as one of the world’s most important energy transport routes, the Strait of Hormuz is used to transport a large part of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG). This has led to a reduction in shipping traffic through the waterway, which has become a cause for concern for the international energy market and global supply chain. According to analysts, while military tensions have eased somewhat, security risks have not completely disappeared. For this reason, many ships are still taking alternative routes or are transiting the Strait of Hormuz with extra caution.