The two ships were allowed passage through the strait — which has been all but closed for nearly two weeks — after a deal between New Delhi and Tehran.
The EIS Pilot has been successfully implemented in the Ready-Made Garment sector in Bangladesh where it covers around four million workers and continues expanding to other sectors.
The 30-day exemption, which is still being developed, is set to apply broadly to vessels moving oil, gasoline, diesel, liquefied natural gas and fertilizer among U.S. ports.
Since the U.S.-Israel war with Iran began, transportation through the vital Strait of Hormuz route has come to a standstill, briefly driving oil prices up close to $120 a barrel.
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