Business 16 Jun 2026

Shipping exec says industry needs assurances Strait of Hormuz will be safe

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jakob Larsen, chief safety and security officer at BIMCO, the global shipping association, about what it might mean to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jakob Larsen, chief safety and security officer at BIMCO, the global shipping association. About what it might mean to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. AILSA CHANG, With the U.S. and Iran set to sign a memorandum of understanding on Friday, there is. Renewed hope that shipping traffic will move freely through the Strait of Hormuz once again. CHANG. As we keep hearing during the course of this war with Iran, the strait is a critical shipping. Channel, especially for oil and fertilizer. - because there's a question about whether Iran laid any mines in. The strait during this war. CHANG. Well, what will it take for operators to feel confident that it is safe to sail through the strait? LARSEN. What we need is assurances from both sides of the conflict that a given route is safe to navigate.

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