Specifically, two crude oil tankers with a cargo of approximately 2 million barrels of oil crossed the Strait on Monday, according to tracking data cited by Reuters.
Additionally, two ultra-large crude carriers (ULCCs), with a carrying capacity of 4 million barrels of crude oil, sailed towards the Gulf via the Strait on Monday.
One of them appears to be destined for the port of Basra in Iraq, according to Kpler tracking data.
However, the routes being executed via Hormuz still constitute only a small fraction of the average daily transits, which before the start of the war in Iran on February 28 were approximately 125 ships per day.
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