Iran Plans 60-Day Free Passage in Hormuz, Then Fees
Iran will waive transit fees for 60 days as vessels must file requests 48 hours ahead and coordinate routes through mine-affected waters.
- 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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Donald Trump said there will be "no tolls" in the Strait of Ormuz "during the 60-day ceasefire period" with Iran.
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Tracking traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in live maps and charts
By Lou Robinson, Byron Manley, Koko Nakajima, CNN (CNN) — Iran said Saturday it is closing the Strait of Hormuz due to what it describes as Israel’s ceasefire violations in Lebanon and the United States’ failure to implement the first clause of the tentative agreement to end the war. The US-Iran agreement signed on June 17 had promised that commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz would “immediately start.” At least 12 vessels crossed the wate…
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