Preliminary shipping data on Friday showed four commodity carriers transited the
Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, down from nine the previous day and well below the
roughly 15-per-day 10-day average. Kpler said as of 04:55 GMT Friday (12:55
Beijing) the vessels comprised two MR tankers, one Kamsarmax bulker and one
Handysize bulker. Counts may change as some ships switch off transponders while
underway.