US Tells Tankers in Strait of Hormuz to Sail Only in Specific Time Windows

Escorting tankers through a chokepoint only during set windows turns shipping schedules into a security variable, which matters for insurers, charterers and refiners who price Gulf crude flows. The lack of published hours leaves operators planning around uncertainty rather than a known regime. Whether the window system expands, is formalized, or is quietly dropped is the open question, since any shift in Hormuz transit reliability tends to show up first in freight and war-risk costs.