US EditionADNOC LNG tanker crosses Strait of Hormuz for first time since Iran war, ship-tracking data shows
The loaded Mubaraz would be the first LNG tanker to cross the strait since the war began, with global gas prices already rising.
- On Monday, the Mubaraz, a 136,357-cubic-meter liquefied natural gas tanker managed by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company , reappeared off India's west coast after successfully traversing the Strait of Hormuz.
- Tensions between the U.S. and Iran closed the waterway to LNG shipments for two months, stranding UAE and Qatar supplies and driving Asian imports below 600,000 tons, the lowest since 2020.
- Vessels in the Persian Gulf frequently employ evasive tactics, including disabling transponders, to avoid targeting; the Mubaraz stopped signaling on March 31 before reappearing off India.
- The tanker now signals a Chinese port as its destination, yet analyst Alex Froley of ICIS cautioned that "one tanker crossing would not necessarily guarantee that more could follow."
- Markets view the transit as a hopeful sign, marking the first loaded tanker to cross Hormuz since the war began February 28, offering the first potential signal of de-escalation.
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The passage of a vessel carrying liquefied natural gas marks a timid return of traffic to the Strait, almost paralysed since the beginning of the war between Israel, the United States and Iran.
The Emirati LNG tanker Mubaraz is charged with 132.890 m3 of liquefied natural gas.
Since the outbreak of the Iran war, numerous tankers with liquid natural gas have been trapped. For the first time, a ship is said to have crossed the blocked sea road.
Times of India
First LNG shipment since war began appears to exit Hormuz
A liquefied natural gas shipment, the Mubaraz, appears to have successfully traversed the Strait of Hormuz after a two-month lull in traffic. The tanker, loaded in the UAE, reappeared west of India after its transponder went dark, signaling a potential easing of tensions that had tightened the global energy market and driven up prices.
First LNG Tanker Breaks Hormuz Blockade
The first LNG vessel to cross the Strait of Hormuz since the end of February has exited the chokepoint and is currently nearing India’s shores, Bloomberg reported, citing tanker-tracking data. The tanker, Mubaraz, is sailing under a Liberian flag. According to MarineTraffic data, it is still in the Persian Gulf but the website reports the latest information it had on it was from late March. Per the data cited by Bloomberg, the Mubaraz loaded at …
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