Shipping monitor Kpler reports that 100 vessels have crossed the Bab al-Mandeb Strait over the past 48 hours, while only 29 crossed the Strait of Hormuz.

“Bab el-Mandeb, meanwhile, saw 100 verified crossings and largely stable daily activity, despite ongoing regional security concerns,” the monitor notes.

Kpler adds that several vessels which had previously reversed course later completed their transits, indicating that operators “are increasingly making route decisions based on real-time risk assessments rather than broad avoidance”.

“With no sign of a lasting regional stabilisation, vessel behaviour may prove a more important indicator than headline transit volumes,” Kpler notes.