# Strait of Hormuz: Full shipping recovery at least three months away

> Xeneta expects full recovery of container shipping in the Strait of Hormuz to take until mid-September 2026 at best, even under a US-Iran deal. About 10% of global container capacity is affected, and spot rates are expected to rise for at least four more weeks.

- Date: 2018-03-09 · published 2018-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65915-strait-of-hormuz-full-shipping-recovery-at-least-three-months-away
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Capacity lost to the blockade is pushing up freight rates across major trade lanes. Higher ocean freight raises the delivered cost of imported feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- tradearabia.com: https://www.tradearabia.com/News/463901/Strait-of-Hormuz-Full-shipping-recovery-at-least-three-months-away

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