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2026-04-08 17:49:22
[Ship Movement Emerges in Strait of Hormuz Following Ceasefire; Hundreds of Tankers Remain Stuck in Area] ⑴ According to MarineTraffic data, initial signs of ship activity have emerged in the Strait of Hormuz following the announcement of a ceasefire and the temporary reopening of this strategic waterway for negotiations. ⑵ Currently, hundreds of ships remain stranded in the area, including 426 tankers, 34 LNG carriers, and 19 LNG carriers, many of which were effectively trapped during the previous disruption. ⑶ Initial movements have been recorded: the Greek-flagged bulk carrier NJ Earth transited the strait at 16:44 Beijing time on Wednesday, while the Liberian-flagged Daytona Beach transited at 14:59 Beijing time on Wednesday, departing Bandar Abbas at 13:28 Beijing time. ⑷ From a trading psychology perspective, the resumption of passage for a small number of ships contrasts sharply with the hundreds of stranded vessels. The market will closely monitor whether the number of subsequent transits continues to increase to determine whether the ceasefire has truly translated into a sustainable normalization of navigation. (5) The focus in the future will be on the actual implementation of the Iranian licensing mechanism and whether the transit pace can be expanded from sporadic cases to a stable process, which will directly determine the speed of recovery of the energy supply chain and the extent of the decline in risk premiums.
