US EditionWhat’s Happening in the Strait of Hormuz Since the Cease-Fire?
MarineTraffic said 2 vessels crossed after Iran reopened the waterway under a two-week ceasefire, easing access for ships stuck in the Gulf.
- On Wednesday, the Greek-owned bulk carrier NJ Earth and the Liberia-flagged Daytona Beach crossed the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first transits since the US-Iran ceasefire agreement took effect overnight Tuesday to Wednesday.
- Iran demands shipping companies pay tolls in cryptocurrency for oil tankers passing through the strait, requiring vessels to use a northerly route under Iranian surveillance, said Hamid Hosseini, a spokesperson for Iran's Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters Union.
- Ship tracking data shows approximately 798 vessels remain stuck in the Gulf, down from 800, while the NJ Earth transited near Larak Island via an Iranian-approved route with its transponder signal on.
- Maersk, the world's second-biggest shipping line, said it is 'working with urgency' to clarify the ceasefire terms, adding it would continue a cautious approach with cargoes and was not yet making changes to specific services.
- Gulf states including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE remain concerned about Iran's continued control of the Strait, while the Omani Minister of Transport stated that fees cannot be imposed on the waterway under international maritime agreements.
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The Express Tribune
Insider PaperFirst ships through Strait of Hormuz since ceasefire: monitor
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained extremely limited on Wednesday despite a fragile ceasefire announced between the United States and Iran. At least two ships, both bulk carriers, have crossed the crucial waterway since Iran and the US said that the vital maritime passage would reopen, and a third is on course to do the same. Two bulk carriers, including one coming from Iran, crossed on Wednesday morning, a few hours after the truce w…
Ships Pass Through Strait Of Hormuz Amid Ceasefire
Two ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz since Iran agreed to reopen the waterway as part of a ceasefire deal, maritime monitor Marine Traffic said Wednesday. “The Greek-owned bulk carrier NJ Earth crossed the Strait at 08:44 UTC, while the Liberia-flagged Daytona Beach transited earlier at 06:59 UTC, shortly after departing Bandar Abbas at 05:28 UTC”, MarineTraffic said on X. The United States and Iran agreed overnight from Tuesday to…
Two ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz following a ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, the maritime traffic monitoring service Marine Traffic said today. Despite the agreement to reopen traffic through the strategic strait, it remains under Iranian control, and ships require permission from Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
Washington, 8 Apr (EFE).- The Pentagon stated this Wednesday that traffic through the Strait of Ormuz, the strategic crude path that has become the central focus of the peace negotiations between the United States and Iran, is “open” as agreed in the temporary ceasefire pact reached last night. Both the US Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Caine, agreed that the passage of ships through that marit…
After recording a drastic drop in boat traffic of up to 97% after the outbreak of the war in the Middle East, the movement in the Strait of Ormuz began to resume cautiously this Wednesday after the US and Iran agreed on a two-week truce that will allow the “safe passage” along the road.
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