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Peering Eye 1.12

Strait of Hormuz remains busy, but the vessel count in Venezuela has dropped significantly week on week.
Published: February 6, 2026
Written by:
Will Cunliffe

Will Cunliffe

Research Analyst, The Officials
Will Cunliffe
,
Edward Hayden-Briffett

Edward Hayden-Briffett

Research Analyst, The Officials
Edward Hayden-Briffett
and
Spyridon Kokas

Spyridon Kokas

Research Analyst, The Officials
Spyridon Kokas
Reviewed by:
Jorge Montepeque

Jorge Montepeque

Head of Benchmarking, Flux
Jorge Montepeque
Edition: Peering Eye
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Strait of Hormuz remains busy, but the vessel count in Venezuela has dropped significantly week on week.

Dear reader enjoy the weekly version of The Officials Peering Eye. We cover activity on key shipping hubs around the world, Venezuelan port, Suez Canal, Panama Canal, Rotterdam, Al Zour refinery, Zirku, Novorossiysk, Bosphorus Strait, as well as the usual information and graphics about Indian ports. And now we expanded our coverage to the Strait of Hormuz!

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