A supertanker linked to Japan seems to have transited through the Strait of Hormuz, in what may be the first successful attempt by an oil carrier from the country to leave the Persian Gulf since the Iran war began. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/29/companies/oil-tanker-exits-hormuz/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #idemitsu #oil #middleeast #iran #straitofhormuz
Japanese crude supertanker may have exited Strait of Hormuz in war first

The supertanker linked to Japan is carrying 2 million barrels of crude, which was loaded from Saudi Arabia's Juaymah terminal in early March.

The Japan Times