The number of ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz decreased to three amid Trump's warnings

Preliminary shipping data showed today (Wednesday) that three ships carrying primary goods crossed the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, Tuesday, a decrease from four ships the previous day and less than the ten-day moving average of about 15 ships.

These numbers may change, as some ships usually turn off their transmitters and receivers while sailing.

Data from the ship tracking company Kepler showed that the three ships, including a Panamax tanker, were leaving the strait.

Data from Kepler and the London Stock Exchange Group indicated that the liquefied natural gas tanker “Al-Mafeer” reappeared inside the strait yesterday, Tuesday, after it was last seen outside the waterway on September 19.

The Strait of Hormuz transported a fifth of the world's oil and gas supplies before the conflict between the United States and Iran began.

Yesterday (Tuesday), US President Donald Trump warned that he might annihilate Iran if an agreement could not be reached to end the war, but he also indicated that an agreement might be concluded soon amid diplomatic action at the United Nations.

Meanwhile, 22 ships carrying primary goods crossed the Bab al-Mandeb Strait yesterday, Tuesday, another maritime chokepoint at the southwestern tip of Yemen and a vital trade route for transporting oil between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

The data showed that 14 ships were heading towards the Red Sea and eight ships towards the Gulf of Aden. These ships included five Panamax-class tankers, six Supramax-class tankers, four Aframax-class tankers, a Suezmax-class tanker, and a giant crude oil tanker.

This number compares to an average of about 26 ships that sailed through the strait during the past ten days.