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Six tankers transited Hormuz amid Houthi and U.S. strikes

9/9/2026

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Six commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, below the ten-day average.
Kpler showed five vessels entered and one exited at 0200 GMT.
The six included one Panamax and one intermediate tanker.
Houthis struck Saudi cities while U.S. forces hit Iranian tankers and Iran hit a U.S. base in Jordan.
Bab el-Mandeb saw 25 vessels Tuesday, below the ten-day average, two Suezmax, eight Aframax tankers and one VLCC.

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Story summary

Six commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, below the ten-day average.
Kpler showed five vessels entered and one exited at 0200 GMT.
The six included one Panamax and one intermediate tanker.
Houthis struck Saudi cities while U.S. forces hit Iranian tankers and Iran hit a U.S. base in Jordan.
Bab el-Mandeb saw 25 vessels Tuesday, below the ten-day average, two Suezmax, eight Aframax tankers and one VLCC.