40 ships transited Strait of Hormuz on Monday, data shows

Forty ships transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler, a number still significantly lower than the average daily crossings before the war with Iran started in February.

Sixteen of the 40 vessels transited via the Iranian route through the strait, according to Kpler data shared with CNN. Another 12 had gone dark or transited via an “unknown” route, it added.

Before 'Israel' and the US launched strikes on Iran in late February, more than 100 ships per day transited the strait daily on average.