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- Only four ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, down from seven a day earlier.
- The recent 10-day average for daily crossings through the strait is 18 vessels.
- The strait handled one-fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas supply before the Iran war.
- None of Tuesday's crossings involved very large crude carriers or liquefied natural gas tankers.
- Traffic through the waterway matters because falling transits after intensified regional attacks could affect global energy supplies.
What to watch next
- Whether transit numbers recover toward the 10-day average of 18
- Whether more ships sail with transponders off, making counts incomplete
- Whether very large crude carriers and LNG tankers return to the route
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