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Only three ships cross Hormuz as Yemen fighting raises risk around Bab el-Mandeb
Kpler recorded only three commercial vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz on September 16, down from 12 a day earlier and a roughly 17-vessel average over the previous ten days. At the same time, renewed fighting in Yemen is raising security risks around another vital maritime passage, Bab el-Mandeb. The two situations should not be conflated, however: Hormuz is showing a dramatic measured decline, while traffic through Bab el-Mandeb has so far fallen much less.