Two ships – one flying the Liberian flag, the other owned by a Greek shipowner – passed through the Strait of Hormuz this Wednesday, just hours after the announcement of a ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Two ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz since Iran agreed to reopen this strategic passage as part of a ceasefire agreement with the United States, according to the MarineTraffic maritime tracking website. “The bulk carrier NJ Earth, owned by a Greek shipowner, crossed the strait at 8:44 UTC, while the Daytona Beach, flying the Liberian flag, made its crossing later at 6:59 UTC, shortly after leaving the port of Bandar Abbas,” according to the company’s account. Passages “in coordination with Iranian armed forces” The United States and Iran agreed late Tuesday to a two-week ceasefire. During this period, passages of the Strait of Hormuz will be “in coordination with the Iranian armed forces,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on X. “The United States of America will help ease traffic in the Strait of Hormuz,” a crucial route through which normally about 20% of the world’s crude oil and liquefied natural gas transit, Donald Trump also wrote on his Truth Social platform. “There will be a lot of positive actions! Large sums of money will be earned. Iran can start the reconstruction process,” the president continued. In his message on Truth Social, Donald Trump also assured that the United States would “stock up on all kinds of provisions and just ‘hang around’ to make sure everything goes smoothly.”
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