After the Grande Torino of Grimaldi Group, another ship operated under charter by the Italian d’Amico Società di Navigazione was freed from the Persian Gulf just in time before the waterway was closed again by Iranian military forces.
The Roman shipping company in a statement expressed “its most heartfelt thanks to the Italian Navy, and in particular the Naval Squadron, for the valuable and constant support provided since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which occurred on March 4th, and especially in the operations of the last few days that allowed the safe exit from the Persian Gulf of the bulk carrier Yasa Moon”.
The latter is a bulk carrier for the transport of dry cargo, also suitable for the transport of project cargo, employed for some time on charter by d’Amico Dry, a controlled company of d’Amico Società di Navigazione. It is currently engaged in the transport of a cargo of fertilizers.
“Following the serious operational criticalities caused by the closure of the Strait, the d’Amico Group chose to support the owner of the Yasa Moon by making available a crew from Sirius Ship Management, the group’s company specialized in manning and crew management, which embarked specifically two days ago to ensure the delicate transit towards safe waters. If this operation was concluded successfully, the credit must be attributed in particular to the Italian Navy, which guaranteed operational coordination with the United States Navy which for the last fifteen days has been monitoring a safe navigation corridor close to the coast of Oman”.
Cesare d’Amico, CEO of d’Amico Società di Navigazione, expressed “a sincere and heartfelt thanks to the seafarers who voluntarily made themselves available for this delicate and demanding transit. Thanks to the professionalism and constant presence of the Italian Navy, they felt safe at every moment: this is for us a source of great pride and relief. We learn today with concern that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed again by Iran. Precisely for this reason we are even more grateful to the Italian Navy for having seized the first available window to guarantee the ship’s exit from the Persian Gulf, allowing us to secure the ship, cargo and crew before this new interruption”.
The d’Amico Group in conclusion stated that it is closely following the evolution of the situation, hoping that “the ongoing negotiations will quickly lead to a stable reopening of the Strait, in the interest of the safety of navigation and the entire international maritime community”.
Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters announced on June 20, 2026 that the Strait of Hormuz is again closed to maritime traffic. The command cited alleged violations of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding by the United States and Israel. Iran’s supreme joint operational command defined the closure as the “first step” and warned that further measures could be taken if the aggressions continue.
The 14-point Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, reached around June 17, 2026, included a commitment by Iran to guarantee as much as possible safe and toll-free commercial passage for an initial period of 60 days.
In addition to this, the end of the US naval blockade on Iranian ports was also foreseen. After the agreement, traffic had begun to resume, contributing to the decline in energy prices.
The latest military statement undermines these provisions on passage, qualifying the ongoing Israeli actions in Lebanon as violations.
The current closure of the Strait of Hormuz, however, remains unconfirmed, with US Vice President JD Vance arguing the opposite.
