Maritime traffic through a crucial Middle Eastern shipping route reached its highest level in nearly two months this weekend, according to new data from shipping analytics company Kpler.
The Strait of Hormuz saw over 20 ships pass through on Saturday, representing the busiest single day for vessel movement through the strategic waterway since March 1st.
The diverse fleet included several ships that had previously loaded cargo from Iranian ports, carrying everything from petroleum products to metal goods. Among these were three vessels transporting liquefied petroleum gas, with destinations including China and India.
Notable ships in Saturday’s convoy included the Panama-registered tanker Crave, which picked up LPG from the United Arab Emirates and is bound for Indonesia. Two additional tankers, the Akti A and Athina, transported refined petroleum products from Bahrain to Mozambique and Thailand.
Several major oil shipments also made the passage. The Liberian-registered Navig8 Macallister carried approximately 500,000 barrels of UAE naphtha toward South Korea’s Ulsan port. Another Liberian-flagged vessel, the Very Large Crude Carrier Fpmc C Lord, transported roughly 2 million barrels of Saudi crude oil to Taiwan’s Mailiao port.
The Indian-flagged Desh Garima moved about 780,000 barrels of UAE Das crude toward Sri Lanka, while other vessels carried diverse cargo including Qatari fertilizer bound for the UAE and petroleum coke from Saudi Arabia headed to Italy’s Ravenna port.
