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      <title>Vessels carrying Middle East oil, LNG exit Hormuz, head for Pakistan, China</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Two liquefied natural gas tankers are exiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, heading to ‌Pakistan and China, while a supertanker with Iraqi crude for China left the Gulf on Saturday after being stranded for nearly three months, shipping data showed.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The US-Israeli war on Iran that began on February 28 has severely curtailed shipping through the Strait of ​Hormuz, through which around one-fifth of the world’s supply of oil and LNG normally flows.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The vessels ​are among a handful of supertankers exiting the Gulf this month via a transit route ⁠that Iran has ordered ships to use. Last week, three Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) made their way to China ​and South Korea with 6 million barrels of crude.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;LNG tanker Fuwairit is crossing the Strait of Hormuz on ​Monday and is expected to discharge its cargo in Pakistan on Tuesday, shipping data on LSEG and Kpler showed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The vessel, sailing under the Bahamas flag, loaded LNG at Qatar’s Ras Laffan port around March 28.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, which owns the ​Fuwairit, could not be immediately reached for comment.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The LNG tanker Al Rayyan has also exited the strait. Carrying ​a cargo loaded at Ras Laffan, it was last seen in the Gulf on May 22, and currently shows up outside ‌the ⁠strait between Iran and Oman.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It is expected to discharge its cargo in China on June 27, LSEG and Kpler data show.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;QatarEnergy, which owns Al Rayyan, did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside office hours.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Separately, the VLCC Eagle Verona, which exited the strait on Saturday, is expected to reach Ningbo port in ​eastern China on June 12 ​to discharge its cargo, ⁠shipping data on LSEG and Kpler showed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Singaporean-flagged vessel chartered by Unipec, the trading arm of Asia’s largest refiner, Sinopec, loaded nearly 2 million barrels of Basrah crude ​around February 26, according to the data.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Eagle Verona was among seven ships ​Malaysia had sought ⁠permission from Iran to transit, two sources earlier told Reuters. Five of the ships have since exited the waterway, while two more remain in the Gulf.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sinopec and Malaysian state shipper MISC, which owns the vessel, could not be ⁠immediately reached ​for comment.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before the war began, shipping traffic through the strait ​averaged 125 to 140 daily passages.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Some 20,000 seafarers remain stranded inside the Gulf on board hundreds of ships.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Two liquefied natural gas tankers are exiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, heading to ‌Pakistan and China, while a supertanker with Iraqi crude for China left the Gulf on Saturday after being stranded for nearly three months, shipping data showed.</strong></p>
<p>The US-Israeli war on Iran that began on February 28 has severely curtailed shipping through the Strait of ​Hormuz, through which around one-fifth of the world’s supply of oil and LNG normally flows.</p>
<p>The vessels ​are among a handful of supertankers exiting the Gulf this month via a transit route ⁠that Iran has ordered ships to use. Last week, three Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) made their way to China ​and South Korea with 6 million barrels of crude.</p>
<p>LNG tanker Fuwairit is crossing the Strait of Hormuz on ​Monday and is expected to discharge its cargo in Pakistan on Tuesday, shipping data on LSEG and Kpler showed.</p>
<p>The vessel, sailing under the Bahamas flag, loaded LNG at Qatar’s Ras Laffan port around March 28.</p>
<p>Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, which owns the ​Fuwairit, could not be immediately reached for comment.</p>
<p>The LNG tanker Al Rayyan has also exited the strait. Carrying ​a cargo loaded at Ras Laffan, it was last seen in the Gulf on May 22, and currently shows up outside ‌the ⁠strait between Iran and Oman.</p>
<p>It is expected to discharge its cargo in China on June 27, LSEG and Kpler data show.</p>
<p>QatarEnergy, which owns Al Rayyan, did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside office hours.</p>
<p>Separately, the VLCC Eagle Verona, which exited the strait on Saturday, is expected to reach Ningbo port in ​eastern China on June 12 ​to discharge its cargo, ⁠shipping data on LSEG and Kpler showed.</p>
<p>The Singaporean-flagged vessel chartered by Unipec, the trading arm of Asia’s largest refiner, Sinopec, loaded nearly 2 million barrels of Basrah crude ​around February 26, according to the data.</p>
<p>The Eagle Verona was among seven ships ​Malaysia had sought ⁠permission from Iran to transit, two sources earlier told Reuters. Five of the ships have since exited the waterway, while two more remain in the Gulf.</p>
<p>Sinopec and Malaysian state shipper MISC, which owns the vessel, could not be ⁠immediately reached ​for comment.</p>
<p>Before the war began, shipping traffic through the strait ​averaged 125 to 140 daily passages.</p>
<p>Some 20,000 seafarers remain stranded inside the Gulf on board hundreds of ships.</p>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 09:06:57 +0500</pubDate>
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