More than 30 ships a day transit Strait of Hormuz via US-supported route　ホルムズ海峡、米国支援ルートで1日30隻超が通航

INTERTANKO reports tankers account for around 90% as Middle East crude oil shipments recover

INTERTANKO、約9割がタンカーと報告、中東原油輸送の回復進む

Use of the southern route through the Strait of Hormuz, where the United States is supporting vessel transits, is increasing. The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO) reported on 23 October that more than 30 merchant vessels a day on average were transiting the route, with tankers accounting for around 90%. Crude oil shipments from the Middle East are also showing signs of recovery, with maritime traffic continuing to be dominated by tankers.

Attacks on merchant vessels, however, are continuing, and traffic across the strait as a whole has yet to return to normal. For Japan, which is heavily dependent on Middle Eastern crude oil, the entry and departure of very large crude carriers (VLCCs) and the continuity of shipments remain critical.

■ The full article covers the following topics (approximately 2,000 Japanese characters)

→ More than 30 ships transit the Strait of Hormuz daily, with tankers accounting for around 90% of traffic on the US-supported route

→ Middle East crude oil exports recover to pre-war levels, while shipments through the strait remain at around 80%

→ US-supported route underpins crude oil shipments, sustaining merchant shipping traffic amid continuing tensions in the strait

→ Japanese shipowners monitor VLCC movements as 38 crude oil tankers are recorded entering the Gulf

→ As attacks on vessels continue in the Strait of Hormuz, can the recovery in tanker traffic be sustained?

(The rest of the article is available in the paid edition in both English and Japanese. The Japanese version follows the English article.)

ホルムズ海峡、米国支援ルートで1日30隻超が通航

INTERTANKO、約9割がタンカーと報告、中東原油輸送の回復進む

　ホルムズ海峡で米国が通航を支援する南側ルートの利用が進んでいる。国際独立タンカー船主協会（INTERTANKO）は10月23日、同ルートを通過する商船が1日平均30隻を超え、約90％をタンカーが占めると報告した。中東からの原油輸送量も回復傾向にあり、タンカーを中心とした海上交通が維持されている。

　一方、商船への攻撃は続いており、海峡全体の交通が正常化したわけではない。中東産原油への依存度が高い日本にとって、VLCC（大型原油タンカー）の入出航と輸送の継続性が引き続き重要となる。

■記事本文では以下の内容を読むことができます（記事全文約2,000文字）

→ ホルムズ海峡で1日30隻超が通航、約9割をタンカーが占める異例の輸送構造

→ 中東原油輸出は戦争前の水準を回復、海峡経由はなお約8割にとどまる

→ 米国支援ルートが原油輸送を下支え、緊張続く海峡で商船交通を維持

→ 日本船主が注視するVLCCの入出航、湾岸域への原油タンカー38隻の入航を確認

→ 船舶攻撃が続くホルムズ海峡、タンカー輸送の回復は持続可能なのか

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