WorldFour vessels transited the strait on Thursday, including a very large crude carrier, Nissos ⁠KeaVessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 6, 2026. (Reuters)SINGAPORE: Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dwindled to 33 vessels from Monday to Thursday this ‌week, data showed, versus 50 in the week-ago period, as markets watched talks between Iran and Oman for signs of progress in reopening the key waterway. Four vessels transited the strait on Thursday, including a very large crude carrier, Nissos ⁠Kea, carrying about 2 million barrels of Basrah crude loaded in Iraq, Kpler data showed. Just six crude oil tankers have exited the strait this week, Kpler data showed. On Thursday, 26 vessels transited the Bab el-Mandeb strait on the Red Sea, up from 19 a day before, Kpler data showed.