The media reported that traffic volume in the Mander Strait and the Strait of Hormuz dropped sharply from the previous day on Wednesday, citing shipping data. According to data from maritime data tracking agency Kpler, only 2 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, down from 8 the previous day. Before the Iranian war began in February, about 130 to 140 ships passed through the waterway every day. On the Mander Strait, Kpler data showed that only one cargo ship passed through the strait on Wednesday. The ship was a Bahamian flag dry bulk carrier, far lower than the previous day's 20. Earlier, the Houthis, which has close ties with Iran, imposed a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea on July 20 in response to the “siege imposed by Saudi Arabia on Yemen.” The Saudi side denied this claim. In the week before the blockade was announced, an average of about 41 ships passed through this critical shipping bottleneck every day.

The media reported that traffic volume in the Mander Strait and the Strait of Hormuz dropped sharply from the previous day on Wednesday, citing shipping data. According to data from maritime data tracking agency Kpler, only 2 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, down from 8 the previous day. Before the war with Iran began in February, about 130 to 140 ships passed through the waterway every day. On the Mander Strait, Kpler data showed that only one cargo ship passed through the strait on Wednesday. The ship was a Bahamian flag dry bulk carrier, far lower than the previous day's 20. Earlier, the Houthis, which has close ties with Iran, imposed a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea on July 20 in response to the “siege imposed by Saudi Arabia on Yemen.” The Saudi side denied this claim. In the week before the blockade was announced, an average of about 41 ships passed through this critical shipping bottleneck every day.