A Qatari tanker loaded with LNG (liquefied natural gas) crossed the Strait of Hormuz on its way to Pakistan, according to ship tracking data.
The vessel, Al Kharaitiyat, is the first Qatari-owned and operated tanker to cross the strait since the beginning of , in late February, according to shipping analysts.
At 4 a.m. ET on Sunday, he was in the Gulf of Oman.
The vessel’s route shows it using the Iranian-approved northern route near the island of Qeshm, according to tracking website MarineTraffic.
The Al Kharaitiyat, which can carry more than 200,000 cubic meters of liquefied gas, loaded at Qatar’s Ras Laffan export hub earlier this month.
it normally supplies almost 20% of the world’s LNG, but its production was disrupted and its main facilities were damaged during the conflict.
