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Even after a Strait of Hormuz deal, moving 1,500 ships will not be easy
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Vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on May 25. Should the strait reopen, companies will need to know how their ships will be prioritised before vessels can begin leaving.
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Jenny Gross
LONDON – When the Strait of Hormuz finally reopens, shipping companies will need to know which oil tankers get to start moving first, and whom to ask for the go-ahead. Vessels will need guidance on routes. And there is the question of the potential threat of mines in the strait.
The US and Iran are moving closer to securing a deal to reopen the strait, and captains aboard the roughly 1,500 ships that have been stranded in the Persian Gulf for nearly three months are getting ready.
