Hormuz reopening? Shipping isn’t holding its breath
- Safe passage is gone. UNCLOS innocent passage has evaporated, and even Iranian-permitted convoys have been fired upon
- Human and operational toll mounts: 11 seafarers killed, thousands stranded, while ‘Project Freedom’ shrinks to a token ‘Freedom Lite’
- No quick return to normal, with Iranian transit fees risking sanctions and dangerous precedent; recovery is not the same as resilience
At Intertanko’s Hong Kong summit, the shipping industry confronted a sobering reality: safe passage through Hormuz no longer exists, and resilience alone won’t bring it back
