transit

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According to the Marine Traffic website and parent company Kpler, some 426 oil tankers, 34 cooking-gas carriers and 19 ships carrying liquified natural gas are waiting to transit the strait.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The Iranian Navy has issued new threats to oil tankers attempting to transit the strait of Hormuz, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“Laden vessels have every incentive to transit the Strait of Hormuz as quickly as insurance and security assurances allow, but it is unclear what rate of transits can be achieved safely,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"Most shipping lines would want to get details and reassurances on what it actually takes to transit and those details are not available," Lars Jensen from Vespucci Maritime told the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Although we know that the chemicals have almost certainly undergone change during the long period of transit, we do not know whether the altered chemical is more toxic than the original or less.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson