Iran Plans 60-Day Free Passage in Hormuz, Then Fees
Iran will waive transit fees for 60 days, while ships must file requests 48 hours ahead and coordinate routes through mine-risk areas.
- Iran reiterated plans to impose tolls in the Strait of Hormuz after the 60-day ceasefire period expires, challenging a preliminary deal offering "safe passage" and "free of charge" transit.
- The preliminary deal aims to pause conflict for 60 days, though President Donald Trump maintains that international law prohibits Iran from subjecting ships to tolls.
- Maersk Chief Executive Officer Vincent Clerc criticized the potential fees, stating that allowing Iran to charge for passage would "create, in my book, a very dangerous precedent" for global maritime trade.
- Diverting ships to avoid sea mines, Maersk has utilized land routes through Saudi Arabia to deliver goods, though these alternatives cost the shipping company about US$1,000 extra per container.
- While maritime analysis firm Windward reported 24 vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on June 16, traffic remains far below the pre-war average of 130 ships daily as companies weigh global route security.
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Maritime traffic in the Strait of Ormuz seemed to be collapsing on Friday after a recovery, with Iran now forcing ships wishing to take this strategic route to follow a new route and make a transit request 48 hours in advance.
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