Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

Record Shipping Traffic in Strait of Hormuz on April 20

4/20/2026

47 4 Full Breakdown

Summary

Story summary

On April 20, 2026, more than 20 vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz, the busiest traffic since March 1, according to the shipping analytics firm Kpler.
Five vessels loaded cargoes from Iran, including oil products and metals.
A Panama-flagged tanker carried liquefied petroleum gas to Indonesia.
A Liberian-flagged tanker shipped 500,000 barrels of UAE naphtha to South Korea.
Another tanker carried 2 million barrels of Saudi crude to Taiwan.

1 of 1

Story summary

On April 20, 2026, more than 20 vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz, the busiest traffic since March 1, according to the shipping analytics firm Kpler.
Five vessels loaded cargoes from Iran, including oil products and metals.
A Panama-flagged tanker carried liquefied petroleum gas to Indonesia.
A Liberian-flagged tanker shipped 500,000 barrels of UAE naphtha to South Korea.
Another tanker carried 2 million barrels of Saudi crude to Taiwan.