First ships pass Strait of Hormuz after US-Iran ceasefire

The first ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz since the ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran, according to ship-tracking site MarineTraffic. The Greek-flagged bulk carrier NJ Earth transited the strait at 8:44 a.m. UTC today. Earlier, the Liberian-flagged Daytona Beach departed the port of Bandar Abbas at 5:28 a.m. UTC and passed through the strait at 6:59 a.m. UTC. MarineTraffic data shows hundreds of vessels remain in the area, including 426 oil tankers, 34 LPG carriers, and 19 LNG carriers.