Double blockade piles more uncertainty on to shipowners
- Trump’s promise of a total blockade has since been clarified by US Central Command
- But the added uncertainty has still prompted several vessels to abandon their transits
- Evidence that traffic was starting to get used to the new Iranian-controlled system, before Washington’s announcement
US forces will enforce a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports, while Iran continues to decide which vessels can and cannot transit the Strait of Hormuz
