
Analysis
Hormuz crossings drop 22.7% amid tanker attacks; Bab el-Mandeb stable
Strait of Hormuz crossings fell 22.7% to 157 from 203 between 28 September and 4 October as attacks on merchant shipping continued, with IMO confirming damage to four crude oil tankers (AL FUNTAS, SINBAD, MERSIN PROSPERITY and KAZIMAH III) and incident total reaching 91. Bab el-Mandeb crossings eased 5.7% to 266, with TSS adherence rising to 93.6% and 249 vessels using established routing, indicating resilience despite elevated security threats.























