ABNA24 - Vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains negligible more than a day after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
As of Thursday morning local time, MarineTraffic data showed large clusters of ships still anchored in the Persian Gulf.According to data from the tracker a day earlier, over 400 tankers, 34 LPG tankers and 19 LNG vessels remain in the region.President Donald Trump claimed the strait would be “OPEN & SAFE” in a Truth Social post late Wednesday. Earlier, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that shipping through the waterway had stopped following Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon, which Tehran stressed was a violation of the ceasefire.
Since the ceasefire was announced, a small number of ships have transited the strait, including the Greek-owned bulk carrier NJ Earth and Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Daytona Beach.Prior to the war, an average of 107 cargo-carrying vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz each day, according to Lloyd’s List.Experts have warned that it will likely take some time before more ships make the transit in larger numbers.“This is very much a watch and wait situation,” said Simon Kaye, global director of reinsurance for NorthStandard, which provides liability insurance for much of the world’s shipping fleet.“It can’t be a complete rush to the exits. Each ship needs to get special dispensation to transit the strait,” he added.“As a result of that, will there be preference for Gulf states, US ships, or anyone else who back-channeled through Tehran?” he asked.
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