HORMUZ CROSSINGS FALL BY HALF AS BAB EL-MANDEB TRAFFIC HOLDS STEADY -  VESSEL ACTIVITY THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ DECLINED SHARPLY ON 31 AUGUST, WITH FIVE CONFIRMED CROSSINGS, DOWN 50% FROM 10 THE PREVIOUS DAY || FOUR VESSELS ENTERED THE MIDDLE EAST GULF, WHILE ONE EXITED. THE CROSSINGS FOLLOWED A MIX OF IRANIAN, OMANI AND NEGOTIATED ROUTES AND INCLUDED TWO SHADOW-FLEET VESSELS AND ONE SANCTIONED VESSEL. 01-SEP-2026 07:51 AM ET