Ship-tracking data shows Strait of Hormuz transits fall to three vessels on Wednesday
Question
Ship-tracking data shows Strait of Hormuz transits fall to three vessels on Wednesday
Direct answer
Signals a material disruption to Gulf shipping flows, widening tanker and freight risk premia and supporting crude benchmarks that rely on Hormuz transit.
- Original publisher
- Market Ontology
- Evidence through
- 2026-09-17
- Published
- 2026-10-20
- Revision
- 1 · 2026-10-20
Cite as: Market Ontology, “Ship-tracking data shows Strait of Hormuz transits fall to three vessels on Wednesday”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-17. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-17/ship-tracking-data-shows-strait-of-hormuz-transits-fall-to-three-vessels-on-wedn-334063
How this development reaches the affected companies
| Asset | Exposure and channel | Direction | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| BNO | lower Hormuz throughput raises immediate oil supply-risk pricing | Upintraday | transits fell to three vessels, far below the 10-day average |
| FRO | tighter Gulf routing and higher perceived risk lift tanker earnings expectations | Up1-5d | dark-route passages were recorded through the strait |
| BDRY | reduced routing certainty can boost tanker freight-rate expectations | Up1-5d | ship-tracking data showed sharply lower transits through Hormuz |
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What happened next
| Asset | Call | Base close | +1 day | +5 days | +20 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNO | Upagreed | 60.91 2026-09-17 | -0.56% | +1.53% | +6.48% |
| FRO | Updisagreed | 54.03 2026-09-17 | -4.83% | -11.22% | -2.76% |
| BDRY | Updisagreed | 15.79 2026-09-17 | -0.44% | -0.13% | -22.42% |
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