Tankers transit Hormuz despite renewed US-Iran tensions

Vessels transporting liquified natural gas (LNG) have resumed passage through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, according to ship-tracking data, with authorities in Tokyo reporting that 22 Japan-linked ships have left the Gulf since Tuesday.

Despite renewed fighting between the US and Iran, data from Kpler and LSEG has showed at least five LNG tankers entering the strait, including from China, Greece and Qatar.

The Japanese transport minister also said that of their six large crude oil tankers had transited the strait between 7-9 July, leaving only four vessels in the Gulf.

The Marshall Island flagged container vessel K Klaipeda is seen docked along a pier at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in Sharjah Emirate, along the Gulf of Oman on June 28, 2026. — The Marshall Island flagged container vessel K Klaipeda docked along the Gulf of Oman on 28 June 2026 (AFP)

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