How many ships pass through the Strait of Hormuz every day?

How many ships pass through the Strait of Hormuz every day?

US President Donald Trump said earlier in his speech at the UN General Assembly that "more oil is passing through the Strait of Hormuz than at any other time since the start of the war with Iran."

He added: "We pass through this route 22, 25, 30, 32 and 37 ships every day and every night."

These statements differ from Kepler Marine Information Company's assessment.

According to Kepler's estimate, the total number of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz last week was between 9 and 24 ships per day; This number is much lower than the average of about 140 crossings per day before the start of the war.

Kepler data also shows that an average of 8.1 million barrels of crude oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz last week. This figure is compared to the daily average of 13.5 million barrels before the war.