Reuters: 60 tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz per day

About 60 merchant ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on September 23. Of those, 40 coordinated with the U.S. for security. This is reported by Reuters, citing an unnamed American official.

The tankers transported 22 million barrels of oil, which is a record daily volume of crude oil since the beginning of July, the source added. Over the weekend of September 19 and 20, 12 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters wrote, citing Kpler data. A week earlier, 35 ships crossed the strait over the weekend.

The restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz led to the military operation of the United States and Israel against Iran. Before the outbreak of the conflict, about 20% of the world’s fuel supplies (17-20 million barrels per day) passed through the sea corridor, or 125 ships daily.