### [2026-07-30](/feed/2026/07/30/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# About 25 vessels cross the Bab-el-Mandeb strait according to data from Kpler shipping data. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/bab-el-mandeb-sees-25-commodity-vessels-transit-hormuz-traffic-stays-thin-2026-07-31/)

### Changes:

1. Around 25 vessels have reportedly crossed the Bab-el-Mandeb strait according to data from Kpler shipping data.  _2026-07-31 05:55:31 (First version)_
2. Around 25 vessels have reportedly crossed the Bab-el-Mandeb strait on Thursday according to data from Kpler shipping data.  _2026-07-31 07:55:39 (Update)_
2. About 25 vessels cross the Bab-el-Mandeb strait according to data from Kpler shipping data.  _(Current version)_

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