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Most shipping blocked at Hormuz despite US assurances
May 4, 2026
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Most shipping blocked at Hormuz despite US assurances There have been no signs of increased vessel traffic passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday after US President Donald Trump announced “Project Freedom” would begin efforts to restore navigation through the strait. Only one tanker, a sanctioned LPG carrier, along with a few cargo ships and a cable-carrying vessel were permitted to pass into the Gulf of Oman on Monday, according to data on MarineTraffic.
“Without consent from Iran to let commercial ships transit safely through the Strait of Hormuz, it is currently not clear whether the Iranian threat to ships can be degraded or suppressed,” the chief safety and security officer of the Baltic and International Maritime Council (Bimco) said. Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, 4 May 2026 (Reuters/Stringer)
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