News Desk - Commercial vessel crossings in the Strait of Hormuz surged on June 18 after the U.S-Iran deal to end the war took effect, according to maritime tracker AXSMarine. The company said it recorded 25 verified commercial vessel crossings that day, the highest single-day total since April 18 and more than five times the average daily level seen in the first ten days of June.

Commercial vessel crossings in the Strait of Hormuz rose sharply on June 18 after the U.S-Iran deal came into force, with AXSMarine reporting 25 verified transits in a single day. The tracker said this was the highest daily count since April 18 and more than five times the average daily level recorded during the first ten days of June. The increase suggests that shipping companies are beginning to regain confidence in the corridor after weeks of uncertainty .

It also points to a gradual reopening of a route that is vital for global oil and LNG trade, especially for exporters in the Gulf and import-dependent markets in Asia. Even so, the recovery is still incomplete. Reports indicate that traffic through Hormuz remains below pre-war levels, and shipowners are moving cautiously rather than treating the route as fully stable. That means the spike is an encouraging sign, but not yet proof that conditions in the strait have fully normalized.

The June 18 surge in Hormuz crossings is an important early signal that commercial shipping is recovering after the U.S-Iran deal. But the numbers also show that confidence is still fragile, and the Strait of Hormuz remains a closely watched route whose traffic could shift again if the political situation changes.