Shipping traffic at the key Gulf waterways of Bab el-Mandeb and Strait of Hormuz held largely unchanged at the start of the week, shipping data showed, as the progress of talks between the United States and Iran remained ambiguous, Reuters reports.
Twenty vessels 12 tankers and eight bulk carriers passed through the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Monday, Kpler shipping data showed, steady from the previous day.
Of these 20 crossings, there were a total of 12 exits and eight entries, mostly with their transponders on.
