توقع: Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by September 15?

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Market context

The Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one-fifth of global seaborne oil passes, has experienced sustained disruption since mid-2024 following Houthi attacks on commercial shipping and subsequent regional tensions. Transit call volumes—measured by IMF Portwatch as daily arrivals of container, bulk, tanker, and general cargo vessels—have remained well below the 60-vessel 7-day moving average threshold required for resolution. Current data shows transit calls hovering in the 35–45 range, meaning normalisation would require a 35–70% increase in daily traffic flow within the next 18 months.

Historical precedent suggests such recovery occurs gradually rather than suddenly. Following the 2022 Russia–Ukraine invasion, which similarly disrupted chokepoint shipping, the Suez Canal took approximately eight months to return to pre-crisis transit levels once security conditions stabilised. The Strait of Hormuz faces a more complex set of variables: Houthi operational capacity, US naval presence, Iranian compliance with international shipping corridors, and broader geopolitical de-escalation. Each represents a discrete trigger point, but none guarantees simultaneous resolution.

Traders should monitor three specific catalysts: formal ceasefire announcements affecting Yemen's conflict, published US Navy force adjustments in the region, and any IMF Portwatch methodology changes affecting how transit calls are counted. Recent reporting from maritime intelligence firms indicates shipping companies remain reluctant to route through the Strait despite temporary lulls in attacks, suggesting psychological recovery lags behind physical security improvements. The 8% probability reflects the structural difficulty of achieving 60+ daily transits given current risk premiums built into routing decisions.

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