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Shipping continues through Hormuz despite regional tensions

Vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continued over the weekend despite security concerns and attacks on two ships, according to ship-tracking provider MarineTraffic.

The organisation said 108 verified transits were recorded over three days.

“Activity was highest on 26 June, with 48 crossings, followed by 38 crossings on 27 June and 22 crossings on 28 June,” it said.

The figures represent a decline from earlier in the week, when MarineTraffic recorded 54 transits on Thursday and 70 on Wednesday, the highest daily total since the US-Israel war on Iran began.

Before the conflict, the strategic waterway typically handled between 130 and 140 vessel movements each day.