When will Strait of Hormuz be ‘safe’ for commercial shipping again?
Even if the strait reopens, shipping insurance could cost 20 times more than before the war, analysts say.
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EXPLAINERFeatures|ExplainerWhen will Strait of Hormuz be ‘safe’ for commercial shipping again?How long before insurance companies consider Hormuz transits safe again – even once navies claim they have cleared the mine there?ListenListen (10 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoThe Epaminondas ship is seen during seizure by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, on April 24, 2026 [Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim/WANA via Reuters]By Yashraj SharmaPublished On 28 Apr 202628 Apr 2026Since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran nine weeks ago, the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) is shipped during peacetime, has become the…
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