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Japan To Welcome First Crude Cargo Via Hormuz Since War Began
Japan To Welcome First Crude Cargo Via Hormuz Since War Began
By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com
A supertanker carrying 2 million barrels of Saudi crude is set to arrive in Japan early next week after clearing the Strait of Hormuz in late April, in the first shipment of Middle East crude to Japan via the chokepoint since the Iran war began on February 28.
The Idemitsu Maru very large crude tanker; Photo: MarineTraffic
The very large crude carrier (VLCC) Idemitsu Maru, which had departed from Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura port in the Persian Gulf...
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