Twenty-five commodities vessels passed through the Bab el-Mandeb strait a day earlier, while traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained low with only two tankers transiting, according to Kpler shipping data, Reuters reports.

Of the 25 vessels that transited the Bab el-Mandeb strait, 18 entered the waterway and seven exited. The traffic included several oil tankers, among them two very large crude carriers, one Suezmax tanker and five Aframax tankers.

Meanwhile, only two vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz, both in ballast and entering the waterway.

Some ships could still be sailing with their transponders turned off, which are not considered in the counts.