All vessels sailed through Hormuz along the route laid out by Iran, which closed the strait at the end of February in response to US-Israeli strikes. Traffic in the strait has partially resumed in recent weeks. However, a maximum of less than a dozen ships pass through it daily, while before the start of the conflict there were 125 to 140 on average, reminds the Reuters agency.
Currently, mainly small vessels pass through the strait. On the other hand, the least numerous are the cases of oil tankers passing through. But on Saturday, the Malaysian ship Eagle Verona headed to the Chinese port of Ning-po with Iraqi oil was added to the short list of supertankers that arrived from the Persian Gulf after months of waiting. The total number of supertankers that passed through Hormuz last week has thus increased to four, all of which are headed to Asian ports.
On Monday, the Japanese tanker Fuwairit loaded with liquefied natural gas passed through Hormuz. It is heading to Pakistan, where it should arrive on Tuesday. In the previous days, two more tankers with natural gas passed through the strait. However, it is not clear from the ship’s data when exactly they did so.
These are Al Rayyan and Al Hamra tankers. The first mentioned vessel, which is owned by QatarEnergy, was last seen in the Persian Gulf on May 22 and is now heading to China. The tanker Al Hamra, owned by the National Oil Company of Abu Dhabi, was last seen in the strait on May 19 and is currently located off the Indian coast.
