1st Japanese crude tanker crosses Hormuz since start of Mideast conflict

A Japanese crude tanker crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, the first such transit since the outbreak of the Middle East conflict, Anadolu reports. The very large crude carrier (VLCC), owned by Japanese refiner Idemitsu, successfully transited the strait after departing Ras Tanura Anchorage of
ORIGINAL SOURCE →via MEMO Middle East Monitor
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