Ships wanting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz are getting insurance offers, a sign that it is safety concerns and not insurance cover which is blocking vessels from sailing through the strategic waterway, per Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA).
The U.S government had said that insurance availability was stopping vessels from sailing through the Strait, however 3 shipowners in the Persian Gulf said that safety around sending their crew into a war zone was the main concern, rather than cover, when considering passage.
As ships cannot sail through the Strait of Hormuz to their destinations, oil stockpiles are going back to the producer nations, choking off energy exports from across the Persian Gulf.
Also, regardless of insurance, shipowners and crew are nervous about passing through the Hormuz after warnings from Iran.
The three companies that stated they would not cross the Hormuz Srai gave different perspectives on the insurance cover. Some said they had insurance, and others said that its availability was changing every day.
But they were unanimous
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