# Hormuz Shipping Traffic Falls to Single Digits, Data Shows

> Shipping data shows only five vessels entered the Strait of Hormuz, including dry bulk, steel, grain and petroleum product carriers. Traffic has fallen to single digits.

- Date: 2026-10-31 · published 2026-11-01T23:41:20.607Z
- Category: logistics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/74245-hormuz-shipping-traffic-falls-to-single-digits-data-shows
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Sharp drops in Hormuz transits disrupt Gulf grain and feed imports and raise freight costs, which can lift delivered prices for feed ingredients and tighten supply to Gulf buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2026-09-17 | [Panama Canal stress shows the real shipping squeeze may still be ahead \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16765-panama-canal-stress-shows-the-real-shipping-squeeze-may-still-be-ahead-reuters.md) | -7.8% | -6.5% |
| WTI | 2026-03-04 | [Closure of the Strait of Hormuz causes urea, diesel prices to spike as planting season begins in Arkansas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4429-closure-of-the-strait-of-hormuz-causes-urea-diesel-prices-to-spike-as-planting.md) | +12.2% | +37.4% |
| WTI | 2026-05-21 | [Iran war boosts Panama Canal traffic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16859-iran-war-boosts-panama-canal-traffic.md) | -8.7% | -14.0% |
| WTI | 2026-03-12 | [With the Strait of Hormuz choked by war, the Panama Canal reaps the benefits \| CNN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16871-with-the-strait-of-hormuz-choked-by-war-the-panama-canal-reaps-the-benefits-cnn.md) | +10.6% | +13.9% |
| WTI | 2026-05-21 | [With the Strait of Hormuz closed, the Panama Canal is busier than ever. It should use this windfall wisely. - Atlantic Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16861-with-the-strait-of-hormuz-closed-the-panama-canal-is-busier-than-ever-it-should.md) | -8.7% | -14.0% |
| BRENT | 2025-12-14 | [Global shipping rates surge to multi-year highs, raising costs for oil, LNG](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16900-global-shipping-rates-surge-to-multi-year-highs-raising-costs-for-oil-lng.md) | -1.1% | +8.0% |
| BRENT | 2026-05-13 | [Animal Nutrition Sector Supply Chain Execs Eye Gradual Normalization Should Hormuz Shipping Resume](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19585-animal-nutrition-sector-supply-chain-execs-eye-gradual-normalization-should.md) | +5.1% | -12.3% |
| BRENT | 2026-05-21 | [With the Strait of Hormuz closed, the Panama Canal is busier than ever. It should use this windfall wisely. - Atlantic Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16861-with-the-strait-of-hormuz-closed-the-panama-canal-is-busier-than-ever-it-should.md) | -9.8% | -18.8% |

## Sources

- energynow.ca: https://energynow.ca/2026/09/hormuz-shipping-traffic-falls-to-single-digits-data-shows/

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