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First Loaded Crude Supertanker Clears Hormuz Without Using Larak Channel
First Loaded Crude Supertanker Clears Hormuz Without Using Larak Channel
Summary:
Idemitsu Maru did not use Larak Channel
Loaded Idemitsu Maru crude supertanker exited Hormuz this afternoon, marking the first such crude transit since the conflict began.
Loaded Mubaraz LNG tanker exited Hormuz earlier this month, also marking the first such LNG transit since the conflict began.
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First Crude Supertanker Exits Hormuz
Following the Mubaraz LNG tanker's exit from the Hormuz chokepoint in recent weeks, the first such transit since the conflict began, new ship-tracking data from Bloomberg late Tuesday afternoon show that the first...
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