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Hormuz Traffic Climbs as Supertankers Sail Into Persian Gulf Bloomberg Total Views: 417  June 29, 2026 By Weilun Soon Jun 30, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz picked up for the first time since Iran’s recent attacks on ships in the waterway, with more operators sending crude tankers into the Persian Gulf. Around 24 commodity ships including those that haul oil and liquefied natural gas, as well as bulk carriers, transited the strait in both directions on Monday, data from Kpler shows. The trend continued on Tuesday, with a supertanker re-appearing in the gulf, along with a number of smaller ships. Taken together, the oil tankers can hold around 11 million barrels of crude, and their movements point to increasing confidence by shipowners to transit through the waterway. The number of vessels crossing Hormuz had dropped off after the initial attack on a container ship on Thursday.