A Japanese shipping company announced on Monday that an Indian-flagged oil tanker belonging to its subsidiary had crossed the Strait of Hormuz en route to India.
Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global crude oil and gas, in response to the US-Israeli strikes that began on February 28.
The near-total closure of this international artery has led to fuel shortages and a sharp rise in energy prices worldwide.
A spokeswoman for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines told AFP that the liquefied petroleum gas tanker Green Asha had transited the strait. She said, "The crew and cargo are safe." This was the third ship linked to Japan to cross the strait.
The Indian government announced on Saturday that the liquefied petroleum gas tanker "Green Sanfei," also owned by a subsidiary of Mitsui, had crossed the strait safely.
A day earlier, three tankers, one of which was partly owned by Mitsui, had crossed the strait.
The liquefied natural gas carrier “Sohar”, owned by Mitsui, was the first liquefied natural gas carrier to cross the strait since March 1st.
The few ships that have crossed the strait since the start of the war in the Middle East have taken a route approved by Iran through its waters near Larak Island, which Lloyd's List, a leading shipping magazine, has dubbed the "Tehran Toll Gateway."
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