Twelve commodity vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, compared with 35 the previous weekend, as tensions persisted between the United States and Iran. The strait, which handled about one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments before the war, now has only limited visible traffic. Middle Eastern producers continue exporting oil on tankers with their transponders off. Kpler data showed that four vessels exited on Sunday and two small oil tankers entered the Gulf, while five vessels left on Saturday carrying agricultural products, liquefied petroleum gas and fertilizer, and an empty very large gas carrier entered. Before the US-Israeli war with Iran began on February 28, the waterway typically handled about 125 large commercial vessels daily.