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FACTBOX: Oil and LNG tankers transiting Strait of Hormuz since start of Iran war

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has sharply disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global oil and LNG flows. However, shipping data shows that several non-Iranian tankers continue to pass through the strait, carrying crude and LNG to Asia despite the heightened risks.

May 28, 2026

Ruth Chai and Florence Tan/Reuters

FACTBOX: Oil and LNG tankers transiting Strait of Hormuz since start of Iran war

Vessels anchored at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, May 25, 2026.

Stringer/Reuters

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran that began on February 28 has severely curtailed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key transit route for roughly a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas supply.


Below are non-Iranian oil and LNG tankers that have passed through the strait since the war, based on shipping data from LSEG and Kpler.


Oil


DESTINATION

TANKER

LOAD

DATE OF CROSSING

DATE OF DISCHARGE

JAPAN

Idemitsu Maru

2 million barrels of Saudi Arabian oil

April 28

May 25


Eneos Endeavor

1.2 million barrels of Kuwait crude, 700,000 barrels of Emirati Das Blend oil

May 14

June 3*

UAE

Basrah Energy

2 million barrels of Upper Zakum crude

May 6

May 8

VIETNAM

Agios Fanourios I

2 million barrels of Basrah Medium crude

May 16

May 30

INDIA

Marathi

1 million barrels of crude oil

Some time between March 2-26

March 29


Shenlong

1 million barrels of Saudi crude

March 6

March 11


Smyrni

1 million barrels of Saudi crude

March 12

March 16


Navara

248,000 barrels of fuel oil

March 31

April 8


Habrut

1.7 million barrels of Upper Zakum crude

April 2

April 20


Karolos

1 million barrels of crude oil

May 14

May 19


Nissos Keros

1.8 million barrels of Das crude

May 26

June 3*

SOUTH KOREA

Universal Winner

2 million barrels of Kuwaiti crude

March 20

June 9*


Odessa

1 million barrels of Arab light crude

April 13

May 9


Navig8 Macallister

500,000 barrels of UAE naptha

April 18

May 12

CHINA

Dhalkut

2 million barrels of Saudi crude

April 2

April 16


He Rong Hai

2.1 million barrels of Saudi crude

April 11

April 22


Cospearl Lake

1.9 million barrels of Iraqi oil

April 11

May 2


Yuan Hua Hu

2 million barrels of Iraqi crude

May 13

June 1*


Yuan Gui Yang

2 million barrels of Iraqi Basrah crude

May 20

June 4*


Ocean Lily

1 million barrels each of Qatari al-Shaheen and Iraqi Basrah crude

May 20

June 5*


Hua Lin Wan

75,000 tons naphtha

May 27

June 12*


Eagle Veracruz

2 million barrels of Saudi crude

May 26

June 16*

MALAYSIA

Ocean Thunder

1 million barrels of Basrah Heavy crude

April 5

April 18


Serifos

467,000 barrels of Saudi Arabia and Dubai crude

April 10

April 30

THAILAND

Pola

481,000 barrels of Khafji, Das Blend and Murban crude

March 2

April 10


Serifos

1.5 million barrels of Saudi Arabia and Dubai crude

April 10

May 7


LNG

DESTINATION

TANKER

LOAD PORT

DATE OF CROSSING

DATE OF DISCHARGE

CHINA

Mubaraz

Das Island

Between March 30 and April 27

May 18


Al Rayyan

Ras Laffan

Between May 22-25

June 27*

PAKISTAN

Al Kharaitiyat

Ras Laffan

May 9

May 19


Mihzem

Ras Laffan

May 12

May 17


Fuwairit

Ras Laffan

May 25

May 26

JAPAN

Mraweh

Das Island

Between April 19 and May 6

May 19

INDIA

Al Hamra

Das Island

Between April 19 and May 23

May 26


Umm Al Ashtan

Das Island

Between April 19 and May 23

May 31*

-Ruth Chai and Florence Tan/Reuters

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