US-sanctioned tankers pass Strait of Hormuz despite US blockade

Another tanker Murlikishan, sanctioned by the US, is ‌also headed ​into the ​strait Tuesday, LSEG data showed. The empty tanker is scheduled to load fuel oil at ⁠Iraq on April 16.

A US-sanctioned Chinese tanker passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday despite a blockade imposed at the chokepoint, Reuters reported citing shipping data.

The Rich Starry is ⁠the ​first tanker to make its way out through the strait and to exit the Gulf since the blockade came into effect, data from LSEG, MarineTraffic ​and Kpler ​revealed.

The US had sanctioned the tanker and its ⁠owner Shanghai Xuanrun Shipping Co Ltd for dealing with Iran.

According to data, Rich Starry is a medium-range tanker, carrying about 250,000 barrels of methanol on board.

It loaded the cargo at ‌the United Arab Emirates’ Hamriyah.

Another tanker Murlikishan, sanctioned by the US, is also on its way ​into the ​strait Tuesday, LSEG data showed. The empty tanker is scheduled to load fuel oil at ⁠Iraq on April 16.

Meanwhile, a third Iran-linked tanker was also entering the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz. A medium-range ⁠tanker, Panama-flagged Peace Gulf, is heading to Hamriyah port in the United Arab Emirates.

All of the three vessels were not covered ​by the ​blockade as they were not heading to Iranian ports.

— with inputs from Reuters

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A US-sanctioned Chinese tanker passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday despite a blockade imposed at the chokepoint, Reuters reported citing shipping data.

The Rich Starry is ⁠the ​first tanker to make its way out through the strait and to exit the Gulf since the blockade came into effect, data from LSEG, MarineTraffic ​and Kpler ​revealed.

The US had sanctioned the tanker and its ⁠owner Shanghai Xuanrun Shipping Co Ltd for dealing with Iran.

According to data, Rich Starry is a medium-range tanker, carrying about 250,000 barrels of methanol on board.

It loaded the cargo at ‌the United Arab Emirates’ Hamriyah.

Another tanker Murlikishan, sanctioned by the US, is also on its way ​into the ​strait Tuesday, LSEG data showed. The empty tanker is scheduled to load fuel oil at ⁠Iraq on April 16.

Meanwhile, a third Iran-linked tanker was also entering the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz. A medium-range ⁠tanker, Panama-flagged Peace Gulf, is heading to Hamriyah port in the United Arab Emirates.

All of the three vessels were not covered ​by the ​blockade as they were not heading to Iranian ports.

— with inputs from Reuters