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Lines says that a liquefied natural gas oil tanker registered in Japan crosses the Strait of Hormuz for the first since the beginning of the Iran war.
Confirmed
TOKYO - A Japanese liquefied natural gas tanker has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, in what is known to be the first case since its effective closure amid the war in Iran, a shipping firm said Friday, as resource-poor Japan weighs steps to curb oil demand to brace for energy shortages.
This week the UK’s foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, said coordinated action was needed to pressure Iran into reopening the strait, after a virtual meeting of more than 40 countries. The CMA CGM Kribi ship, which sails under the flag of Malta, is reported to have switched on its transponder near the coast off Dubai on 28 March before passing through the strait with cargo.
She also said that Britain would “comprehensively reject” any attempt to charge ships multimillion-dollar fees to pass through the strait, which has been nicknamed “Tehran’s tollbooth”. A container ship owned by the French shipping company CMA CGM had sailed out of the Gulf, the Financial Times reported, citing the tracking data analyst MarineTraffic.
Three tankers linked to Oman had also sailed through the channel, the FT said, without taking the northern route next to the Iranian island.
What's confirmed
- TOKYO - A Japanese liquefied natural gas tanker has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, in what is known to be the first case since its effective closure amid the war in Iran, a shipping firm said Friday, as resource-po
- This week the UK’s foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, said coordinated action was needed to pressure Iran into reopening the strait, after a virtual meeting of more than 40 countries.
- She also said that Britain would “comprehensively reject” any attempt to charge ships multimillion-dollar fees to pass through the strait, which has been nicknamed “Tehran’s tollbooth”.
- Three tankers linked to Oman had also sailed through the channel, the FT said, without taking the northern route next to the Iranian island.
What's still developing
- TOKYO - A Japanese liquefied natural gas tanker has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, in what is known to be the first case since its effective closure amid the war in Iran, a shipping firm said Friday, as…
- A container ship owned by the French shipping company CMA CGM had sailed out of the Gulf, the Financial Times reported, citing the tracking data analyst MarineTraffic.
- The CMA CGM Kribi ship, which sails under the flag of Malta, is reported to have switched on its transponder near the coast off Dubai on 28 March before passing through the strait with cargo.
- Three tankers linked to Oman had also sailed through the channel, the FT said, without taking the northern route next to the Iranian island.
- This week the UK’s foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, said coordinated action was needed to pressure Iran into reopening the strait, after a virtual meeting of more than 40 countries.
- She also said that Britain would “comprehensively reject” any attempt to charge ships multimillion-dollar fees to pass through the strait, which has been nicknamed “Tehran’s tollbooth” .