Kpler data show Strait of Hormuz transits fall below 10-day average
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Kpler data show Strait of Hormuz transits fall below 10-day average
Direct answer
Lower vessel traffic indicates elevated disruption risk for crude and refined-product flows, which can widen regional freight and insurance costs and support oil prices.
- Original publisher
- Market Ontology
- Evidence through
- 2026-09-09
- Published
- 2026-10-20
- Revision
- 1 · 2026-10-20
Cite as: Market Ontology, “Kpler data show Strait of Hormuz transits fall below 10-day average”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-09. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-09/kpler-data-show-strait-of-hormuz-transits-fall-below-10-day-average-e14a5c
How this development reaches the affected companies
| Asset | Exposure and channel | Direction | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENT | slower transit flows imply tighter effective supply through the chokepoint | Up1-5d | six commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, below the 10-day average of about 12 |
| ESPO | Asia-bound crude grades can be exposed to routing and insurance costs, but the source does not isolate this specific grade | Watch1-5d | transit counts through the strait fell below the recent average |
| HLAG | container and multipurpose shipping sentiment can be affected by chokepoint disruption, but this report covers commodity vessels rather than liner capacity | Watch1-5d | shipping traffic through Hormuz slowed versus the prior day |
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| Asset | Call | Base close | +1 day | +5 days | +20 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESPO | Watch | 96.06 2026-09-09 | -0.87% | +0.52% | Pending |
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