Hormuz traffic dwindles as Iran tensions disrupt global oil shipping
Only three commodity vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, the fewest daily transits since May.
Renewed US-Iran tensions, including Iranian attacks on vessels and a US blockade on Iran-related shipping, disrupted traffic.
The Strait of Hormuz is the world's most important shipping route for oil and gas, and reduced transits have driven up global energy prices.
No very large crude carrier or liquefied natural gas tankers passed through the strait on Thursday for a second consecutive day.
Iraq briefly suspended oil loadings on Thursday after a drone hit an oil tanker at its Basra terminal, later resuming them.
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