BIMCO said on June 18 that more vessels were resuming passages through the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S.-Iran ceasefire remained in effect, but the operating environment was still volatile and lacked sufficient detail for operators to treat the route as fully normalized.
The shipping group said the main immediate constraints were traffic congestion, the risk of navigational incidents in confined inshore traffic zones if multiple owners restart transits at the same time, and continued electronic interference, including GNSS disruption.
BIMCO said owners should continue voyage-specific risk assessments, use the latest official reporting and keep seafarer safety as the primary consideration before committing to a transit window. Industry and official advisories have also said insurance availability remains a factor in transit decisions and that ships should maintain close contact with reporting centers and follow bridge and security procedures.
BIMCO said a return to pre-conflict service levels was possible only over a period of months if risk conditions stabilize, rather than immediately after ceasefire announcements.