Marine Traffic data shows 39 combined crossings through the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb on 2 August, as traffic patterns across the two corridors continued to diverge.

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Strait of Hormuz
  • Nine vessel transits recorded, down from 23 on July 31 and 11 on August 1
  • Five vessels exited the Gulf, while four entered
  • Seven vessels used the Iranian Unilateral Scheme, with none using the Hormuz Traffic Separation Scheme
  • Traffic included two sanctioned vessels and two shadow fleet vessels
Bab el-Mandeb
  • Thirty vessel crossings recorded, down from 41 on July 31 and 37 on August 1
  • Twenty vessels exited the Red Sea, while 10 entered
  • One dark transit, two sanctioned vessel crossings, and three shadow fleet crossings were recorded