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Mon · 17 Aug 2026

Hormuz Daily Crossings Drop Further as Strike Campaign Continues

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Hormuz Daily Crossings Drop Further as Strike Campaign Continues

🚢 HORMUZ — Traffic was already at 6 vessels. Lower than that has a name: closed. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Each new crossing figure resets the floor the market thought was bottom. At 6 daily versus 130 pre-war, Hormuz is functionally sealed — further decline is statistical noise masking a structural shutdown. Floating storage surging, insurers out, operators refusing entry. The variable now isn't traffic — it's how long fields keep pumping before storage forces them offline.

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