Strait of Hormuz sees record traffic since start of conflict:

PARIS, June 23 — At least 36 commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, setting a record since the outbreak of the conflict in Iran, French daily Le Monde reported on Tuesday.

The figure represents nearly one-third of the strait’s normal peacetime traffic, which averages around 120 vessel crossings per day, said the report, citing data from maritime analytics company Kpler.