Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remained virtually at a standstill Monday, tracking platforms indicated, despite US President Donald Trump’s claim that crossings were resuming under his deal to end the war with Iran.
Trump said Monday that loaded oil tankers were “starting to move” out of the strait, apparently on a route near to Oman, in a post on his Truth Social platform.
Announcing the accord with Iran on Sunday, he had said that the strait could reopen immediately after the scheduled signing of the agreement on Friday.
A “memorandum of understanding” between the two nations meanwhile stipulated the “reopening of the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days”, as quoted by Iran’s Mehr news agency.
At 1400 GMT on Monday, tracking firm Kpler had detected only one commodities carrier crossing the strait during the day with its transponder switched on.
The Maltese-flagged Disha left the Gulf carrying a cargo of 60,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) loaded in Qatar and was heading towards India, Kpler said.
A second vessel, the bulk carrier Kaiser, also appeared to have exited the strait around midday, according to its AIS signal traceable on the MarineTraffic platform.
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