Japanese tankers reroute and idle as U.S.-Iran exchanges resume Resurgent U.S.-Iran hostilities have forced Japanese tankers to change course, slow or anchor, with MarineTraffic and PortWatch data showing interrupted voyages …
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Japanese Tankers Resume Hormuz Transit After US and Iran Memorandum
by Sui Yuitoby Sui YuitoStrait of Hormuz Reopens: Tankers, Including Japanese Vessels, Resume Transit After US‑Iran Memorandum US‑Iran memorandum prompted tanker transits through the Strait of Hormuz. MarineTraffic shows 200 supertankers in the Persian …
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Japanese tankers transporting Middle Eastern crude rely on ship-to-ship transfers
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiHalf of Japan’s Middle Eastern Crude Arrives via Ship-to-Ship Transfers, Analysis Shows Analysis finds about half of tankers bringing Middle Eastern crude to Japan from March–May used ship-to-ship transfers off …
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Iran resorts to decommissioned tankers for crude storage after Hormuz blockade
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiIran crude oil storage crisis deepens as tankers become floating reserves Iran crude oil storage woes intensify as U.S. Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz forces Tehran to store …
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Strait of Hormuz ship maneuvers suggest sanctioned tankers evading US blockade
by Sui Yuitoby Sui YuitoUnnatural Ship Maneuvers in Strait of Hormuz Raise Questions Over U.S. "Reverse Blockade" U.S. naval enforcement near the Strait of Hormuz has coincided with several merchant vessels making abrupt course …