Over the past 24 hours, roughly 40 commercial ships were observed transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a sharp decline from the pre‑conflict average of more than 130 daily passages. Most of the visible vessels followed Iran’s northern traffic separation scheme, while a smaller, steady number used the southern Oman route, reflecting differing risk assessments by shipping companies.
The actual number of passages is likely higher, as some vessels deactivate their Automatic Identification System (AIS) while crossing, making them invisible to public tracking systems.