Shipowners are showing increased optimism for traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, with US forces providing navigational advice to vessels. Recent transits, some with satellite transponders off, suggest a potential boost in trade flow. This comes amid hopes for a broader reopening of shipping routes tied to a potential US-Iran deal.

Commercial shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz nearly came to a halt on Thursday as fears of renewed military escalation between the US and Iran intensified.…

Shipowners are showing increased optimism for traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, with US forces providing navigational advice to vessels. Recent transits, some with satellite…

Twenty-nine of the 109 bigger vessels were stranded when the strait was effectively shuttered after the conflict erupted on February 28

The US armed forces have coordinated the transit of about 70 commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz in the last three weeks, despite the stalemate in negotiations to end…