Shipowners are in deep confusion over the safest route out of the Gulf amid conflicting instructions from Iran, the US and western insurers.
While traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has picked up, Iran has said that vessels risk “penalties” and may be forced to turn back if they do not seek permission beforehand from Tehran and take a route close to the Iranian coastline.
At the same time the US and some western insurers are advising ships to follow a route protected by US air cover on the Omani side of the strait, according to three shipping executives, leaving shipowners unsure of which path to take.
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