Ten Japan-Linked Ships Cross Strait of Hormuz
About 10 vessels associated with Japan transited through the Strait of Hormuz, while a South Korea-bound supertanker loaded with Saudi crude exited the waterway over the weekend, The vessels were trapped in the Gulf for months due to the Iran conflict. The fleet associated with Japan comprised of six very large crude carriers carrying 12 million barrels of Middle Eastern crude from Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar and were loaded between late February to early March. The fleet also included two chemical tankers, a vehicle carrier and a container ship, the report said. The South Korea-bound vessel, carrying 2 million barrels of crude loaded in early March, is scheduled to reach Onsan on July 26, the report added.
About 10 vessels associated with Japan transited through the Strait of Hormuz, while a South Korea-bound supertanker loaded with Saudi crude exited the waterway over the weekend, The vessels were trapped in the Gulf for months due to the Iran conflict.
The fleet associated with Japan comprised of six very large crude carriers carrying 12 million barrels of Middle Eastern crude from Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar and were loaded between late February to early March.
The fleet also included two chemical tankers, a vehicle carrier and a container ship, the report said.
The South Korea-bound vessel, carrying 2 million barrels of crude loaded in early March, is scheduled to reach Onsan on July 26, the report added.