Traffic through Hormuz is growing again following recent US-Iran strikes, with shipowners relying on political guarantees, shifting security corridors and improvised convoys to move vessels through a still‑fragile chokepoint.

Iran and Oman pushing competing control plans for the strait, while US-Iran talks in Doha remain uncertain and fees proposed by Middle East Gulf states threaten to stall any long‑term agreement.

Shipping is adapting through temporary workarounds, including VLCC shuttle operations and dark transits.

Hormuz traffic surges as US-Iran talks are set to resume, but a long‑term plan is still elusive and shipping is enacting temporary workarounds not a strategic return.