Key facts
- A Japanese-owned vessel safely transited the Strait of Hormuz, with its three Japanese crew members now sailing toward Japan.
- This marks the first LNG tanker transit through the Strait of Hormuz since the war in Iran began.
- Adnoc has told its customers to resume loading crude oil from Persian Gulf ports.
- Iranian vessels are returning to the Persian Gulf for normal commercial activities following a US deal.
- Supertankers carrying 80 million barrels of oil are ready to cross the Strait of Hormuz, pending trader and shipowner approval.
- All Japan-linked vessels carrying Japanese crew members have now evacuated the Gulf.
Qatar has returned an empty liquefied natural gas tanker to the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first such transit since the commencement of the war in Iran. Separately, Adnoc has instructed its customers to resume loading crude oil from Persian Gulf ports. Iranian vessels are also returning to the Persian Gulf to resume normal commercial activities following a deal with the United States. Supertankers carrying approximately 80 million barrels of oil are positioned in the Persian Gulf and are prepared to transit the Strait of Hormuz if traders and shipowners authorize their movement. A vessel owned by Japan's Kyoei Tanker, carrying three Japanese crew members, safely passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and is now sailing toward Japan. The Japanese government coordinated with Iran over the passage, and all Japan-linked vessels carrying Japanese crew members have now evacuated the Gulf. Thirty-seven vessels linked to Japan are still waiting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.