Kepler Reports Third Consecutive Day Without Oil Tankers Passing Through Strait of Hormuz
Kepler, the international ship traffic monitoring organization, has announced that for the third consecutive day, no oil tankers have passed through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic passage considered one of the most important routes for global oil transportation.
The company reported on Saturday that the halt in oil tanker movement continues amid rising regional tensions and deadly attacks on commercial vessels. Following these incidents, the number of ships passing through this waterway has significantly decreased.
Dimitris Maniatis, CEO of the Greek company Marisecs, specializing in maritime risk management, stated that after the collapse of the agreement between the US and Iran, conditions for shipping companies have approached the worst-case scenario. According to him, concerns are not limited to financial costs; crew members, lacking security guarantees, are also reluctant to navigate this route.
Maritime experts say that shipping companies’ refusal to send their vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, following the resumption of attacks on commercial ships, has caused a noticeable drop in maritime traffic in this passage—any disruption of which could impact the global energy market.
