Tracking data indicate an ADNOC-managed LNG tanker exited the Strait of Hormuz after a two-month halt in loaded shipments
The Facts
- Ship-tracking data indicate the LNG carrier Mubaraz was the first fully loaded LNG tanker to cross the Strait of Hormuz since the regional conflict began about two months earlier.
- The Mubaraz is operated or managed by Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. and loaded its cargo at ADNOC's Das Island facility in the United Arab Emirates in early March.
- Tracking data show the vessel stopped transmitting around March 31 and reappeared on April 27 near India, which sources cite as evidence that it had exited the Gulf through Hormuz.
- Sources report the ship was carrying about 132,890 cubic meters of LNG when it left the Gulf.
- LNG traffic through the Strait of Hormuz had largely stalled during the conflict, with sources describing flows as near zero or effectively halted over the previous two months.
- The passage matters because the Strait of Hormuz is a major route for global energy trade, and sources say roughly one-fifth of global LNG supply or trade normally moves through it.
- The crossing does not by itself show a broader reopening of the route; sources describe it as an isolated transit and note that only limited crossing attempts had been observed.
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Why is this tanker crossing getting attention?
Because it appears to be the first fully loaded LNG shipment to get through the Strait of Hormuz since the conflict disrupted traffic there, making it a closely watched signal for global gas supply and shipping risk NYT,Bloomberg Business,Franceinfo.
How do sources know the ship likely crossed the strait?
Sources rely on ship-tracking data showing that Mubaraz loaded in the UAE, then stopped transmitting around March 31 while still in the Gulf, before reappearing near India on April 27, consistent with a completed transit through Hormuz Yahoo! Finance,Bloomberg Business,Times of Israel.
Does this mean shipping through Hormuz is back to normal?
No. Sources describe the transit as a single case and say traffic through the strait had fallen sharply during the conflict, with only limited attempts by vessels to cross Franceinfo,Times of Israel,Bloomberg Business.
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