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Two very large crude carriers (VLCCs) carrying crude oil loaded in the Gulf have left the Strait of Hormuz, while traffic through this maritime route continues to be scarce, according to Kpler vessel tracking data.
The vessel Spain B is carrying crude loaded at the Saudi port of Ras Tanura on July 12 and is currently anchored off Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, the Noble, which stored Iraqi Basrah crude on July 25, is heading to China.
Both VLCCs are transporting approximately 2 million barrels of crude oil each. They were among the four commodity vessels that have transited the strait so far on Friday, July 31. All four exited the waterway.
In comparison, three commodity vessels crossed the strait on Thursday, July 30, data showed.
Separately, PetroChina has provisionally chartered the VLCC Jamaica Prosperity for shipments from the Gulf region to China, with a planned loading around August 3 at the Iraqi port of Basra, according to chartering data and trade sources.
Meanwhile, 29 commodity vessels crossed the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb on Thursday, July 30. Of these, 19 entered the waterway and 10 exited. Among the vessels were several oil tankers, including two VLCCs, two Suezmax tankers, and six Aframax tankers.
Some units may be sailing with their transponders turned off. These are not included in the counts.
Iran and its Houthi allies have attacked oil tankers transiting the Straits of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb.
A drone attack on gas vessels in the Egyptian port of Damietta, in the Mediterranean, signaled a possible new front in the US and Israeli war against Iran, raising the prospect of threats to navigation through the Suez Canal.
