The Strait of Hormuz saw only a fragile and uneven recovery in April, with vessel traffic still far below normal levels despite brief reopening windows linked to ceasefire signals, according to AXSMarine.
One month after the key waterway stopped functioning as an unobstructed passage for commercial shipping, the company said April brought “no clear normalisation”. Instead, vessel movements followed a stop-start pattern, shaped by ceasefire announcements, military enforcement actions and
