The Strait of Hormuz must be cleared of 80 mines before normal shipping can resume, with tanker traffic unlikely to return to normal before year's end, reports the Jerusalem Post citing Intertanko and Lloyd's List.

Phil Belcher, marine director at Intertanko, stated that the main route through the strait is currently closed and dangerous, forcing vessels onto the southern Omani lane, which is close to rocks. He compared the situation to using a highway's hard shoulder instead of the main road.

Richard Meade, editor-in-chief at Lloyd's List, expressed that he does not expect traffic to return to normal before the end of 2026. Xeneta chief analyst Peter Sand added that even if the ceasefire holds, about 10 percent of global container capacity is impacted, and freight rates are spiraling.

Concerns have also been raised about possible tolls on vessels once the strait reopens. Hapag-Lloyd stated that charging for passage through international waters would be 'fundamentally wrong,' noting that tolls in the Suez or Panama canals reflect infrastructure investments that are not present in Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump announced that there would be no tolls during the 60-day negotiation period or afterward, unless imposed by the United States 'for services rendered as the Guardian Angel to the countries of the Middle East.'