Gulf Shipping Traffic Via Hormuz Keeps Below 10-day Average, Data Shows

SINGAPORE, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Four commodity vessels transited the key waterway of the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, down from nine a day earlier and well below the 10-day average tally of about 15, preliminary shipping data showed.

Two medium-range tankers, a Kamsarmax carrier and a Handysize vessel made up the figure, Kpler data showed by 0455 GMT on Friday.

The figure excludes vessels that might have crossed the strait with their Automatic Identification System transponders turned off to avoid detection.

Oil prices were heading on Friday for their steepest weekly gain since mid-July, as rising tension and