Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains virtually at a standstill, tracking platforms indicate, despite US President Donald Trump’s claim that crossings were resuming under his deal to end the war with Iran, AFP reports.
At 1400 GMT, tracking firm Kpler had detected only one commodities carrier crossing the strait during the day with its transponder switched on.
The Maltese-flagged Disha left the Gulf carrying a cargo of 60,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) loaded in Qatar and was heading towards India, Kpler says.
A second vessel, the bulk carrier Kaiser, also appears to have exited the strait around midday, according to its AIS signal traceable on the MarineTraffic platform.
“Crossings [are] still remaining limited while there are more than 500 commercial vessels that have given an AIS signal in the Persian Gulf” in the past 24 hours, Nikos Pothitakis, Kpler’s media relations manager, says on X, referring to the ships stuck west of the strait due to the conflict.
