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Maersk Says US, Iran Ceasefire May Create Strait of Hormuz Transit Opportunities

COPENHAGEN, April 8 (Reuters) – Danish ⁠shipping ⁠group Maersk ⁠said on Wednesday that the ​ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran ‌may create transit opportunities ‌for vessels in ⁠the ⁠Strait of Hormuz, but that it did not ​yet provide full maritime certainty.

The war that began with U.S.-Israeli strikes ​on Iran in February, followed by Iranian ⁠attacks ⁠across the region ⁠and ​the closing of the Strait of Hormuz, ​has brought ⁠shipping in the Gulf to a near standstill, rippling across global supply chains.

“Any decision to ⁠transit the Strait of Hormuz will be based ⁠on continuous risk assessments, close monitoring of the security situation, and available guidance from relevant authorities and partners,” Maersk said in a statement to Reuters.

“At this point, we take a cautious ⁠approach, and we are not making any changes to specific services,” the company said.

(Reporting by Stine Jacobsen and Louise Rasmussen, editing by Terje Solsvik)

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