The Strait of Hormuz is still mostly empty after more than three months have passed since the conflict stopped normal shipping through it. The Strait of Hormuz is one of the important routes for ships in the world. US President Donald Trump says things are getting better and that ships will soon be able to travel through the Strait of Hormuz like they used to. People who own ships and those who work on them do not think it is safe yet. They think the Strait of Hormuz is a risky place, and that is why there are not many ships going through it.
People in the shipping business talked about this at a meeting in Athens. They said that just because some politicians say things are getting better does not mean that it is really safe for ships to travel through the Strait of Hormuz. Shipping companies need to know that there will be no fighting and that the Strait of Hormuz will be protected before they will start sending their ships through it again.
The Strait of Hormuz is very important because it connects the Gulf to the rest of the world. It carries 20% of the worlds oil and a lot of other important things like gas. About 100 big ships go through the Strait of Hormuz every day.
Now there are hardly any ships going through the Strait of Hormuz. Some people have looked at the numbers. They say that only a few ships are using the Strait of Hormuz. This shows that shipping companies are still very careful about sending their ships through it.
Experts who know about ships and the ocean say that it will take more than politicians saying things are okay to get the shipping business back to normal. They say that ship owners and the people who work on the ships need to feel safe before they will start travelling through the Strait of Hormuz
There have been some things that have happened to ships in the Strait of Hormuz since the conflict started. Some ships are still stuck in the Gulf. It is costing a lot more to send ships through other routes.
Energy companies also say that even if the politicians can make a deal to reduce tensions in the area, it will still take time to get the shipping business back to normal. They say it will take months to make the shipping companies feel safe again.
So for now, the Strait of Hormuz is not being used much. It is an important route for global trade, but it is only being used a little bit because the shipping companies are waiting for proof that it is safe to travel through it. The Strait of Hormuz is very important. People are waiting for it to be safe again so that ships can start travelling through it like they used to.
