The Strait of Hormuz recorded on Thursday, the 18th, the biggest daily rebound in two months, with the crossing of 25 commercial vessels through the important maritime route, according to data compiled by AXSMarine in a post on X this Friday, the 19th. The movement comes after the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the USA and Iran to end the war.
The total number of ships crossing Hormuz yesterday is the highest in a single day since April 18, when there was a brief reopening window following Iran’s announcement that the passage was open to commercial traffic at that time.
“The 25 total crossings are also more than five times the daily average recorded in the first ten days of June”, highlighted AXSMarine. Despite the beginning of the recovery, the number is still much lower than that observed before the conflict, when traffic through the strait was around 110 crossings per day.
Following the signing of the memorandum of understanding, Iran’s Persian Gulf Straits Authority today released rules for vessels crossing the route. In a message on Telegram, the authority informed that transit requests will be required for ships to pass, but that operations will be carried out “quickly”.
“In order to avoid delays when entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, it is mandatory that the passage request is sent with all necessary information completed at least 48 hours before arrival in the strait area”, he detailed.
The Iranian authority also emphasized that during the 60-day period, no fees will be charged to ships, and that fees for safety, security and environmental services, as well as the corresponding Iranian insurance, will be the responsibility of the Iranian government.
“Due to the special conditions and the existence of certain security risks on the transit route, and the need to ensure safe and secure navigation and avoid maritime accidents, coordination of the route and declared passage time for each ship is mandatory before moving towards the strait; responsibility for non-compliance will lie with the ship owner,” he added.
