"Shipping companies in general are not comfortable sending ships through the Straits of Hormuz." Ships are trapped inside, and those outside are refusing to enter. This is a classic dislocation trade. While Gulf volume is down, the *efficiency* of the global fleet has collapsed. Buyers must source oil from further away (e.g., US to Asia, West Africa to Europe), increasing ton-miles. With many tankers trapped or refusing to sail, the supply of *available* tankers for safe routes plummets, causing freight rates on non-Gulf routes to skyrocket. LONG tanker companies with fleets positioned outside the Persian Gulf. If the Strait reopens quickly, the risk premium evaporates and rates crash.