US EditionFirst Crude Cargo Clears Hormuz Since U.S. Blockade Began
The Shalamar carried about 450,000 barrels of crude and moved through the chokepoint after a U.S. blockade sharply cut traffic, ship-tracking data showed.
- On Thursday, the Pakistan-flagged tanker The Shalamar became the first vessel to exit the Strait of Hormuz with crude cargo since the American Navy blockade began on Monday.
- The American Navy blockade now requires shipowners to clear both American and Iranian authorities to move oil from the Persian Gulf, severely restricting traffic through the Strait.
- Loaded with around 450,000 barrels of crude at Das Island, The Aframax tanker is heading to the port of Karachi to discharge its cargo on Sunday.
- Maritime intelligence firm Windward reported 823 vessels present across the Gulf as of April 15, "reflecting continued accumulation without corresponding release into normal transit patterns."
- Iran maintains exports of approximately 2.04 million barrels per day from Kharg Island, while 153.7 million barrels remain on the water with 84.9% destined for China.
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The Pakistani-flagged tanker Shalamar has become the first vessel to exit the Strait of Hormuz with a cargo of crude oil since the US blockade began on April 13, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing Bloomberg. Read also: Is Trump's blockade in the Strait of Hormuz in effect? US military figures for the past 24 hours. According to vessel tracking data, the Shalamar passed south of Larak Island in Iran late Thursday evening and entered the Gulf of Oman. T…
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A Pakistan-flagged tanker has become the first crude carrier to exit through the Strait of Hormuz with a cargo since a US blockade began earlier this week, in a rare
First Crude Cargo Clears Hormuz Since U.S. Blockade Began
A tanker flying the flag of Pakistan has just become the first vessel to ship crude out of the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. blockade outside the chokepoint began on Monday, ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg showed on Friday. The Shalamar crude oil tanker of the Aframax size is now in the Gulf of Oman en route to Karachi, Pakistan, half-full with an estimated cargo of 450,000 barrels of crude loaded at Das Island in the United Arab Emir…
The Pakistani ship Shalamar took 450 thousand barrels of oil out of the UAE after the start of the American blockade
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