FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Clarksons Research reported that disruption to shipping markets from the Middle East conflict has spread to the Red Sea, with vessel activity through key chokepoints remaining significantly below normal levels. Steve Gordon, Global Head of Clarksons Research, said in the company’s latest update on 27 July that vessels transiting the Bab El Mandeb averaged 31 per day on 25-26 July, representing a decline of around 50% in tonnage terms compared with the second-quarter average. VLCC crossings through the strait also fell to around one per day over the past week, compared with three per day in Q2. RelatedNews US President notes progress in talks with Iran but tensions remain Tanker reportedly explodes after hitting sea mine in Hormuz var jnews_module_21378944_0_6a6885efea2c7 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21378944","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"29,3377,4346,2929,288","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ad