New Delhi, July 29 -- Vessel traffic through the strategically important Bab el-Mandeb and Strait of Hormuz remained broadly stable on July 27, with 32 and 15 vessel crossings respectively, according to S&P Global.

Traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait was around three-quarters of the average daily transit volume recorded during June and the first half of July. Of the 32 vessels crossing the strait, 11, or about 34 per cent, moved northbound into the Red Sea, while 21 sailed southbound towards Djibouti and the Gulf of Aden.

Most northbound vessels were transiting the Red Sea towards the Suez Canal, Egypt or Jordan. Among the southbound vessels, eight had previously called at Saudi Arabia's Red Sea ports, while the remaining ships ori...