Malta-Flagged Oil Tanker Becomes First Crude Carrier To Cross Strait Of Hormuz Since US Blockade
According to global shipping tracking monitor Marine Traffic, Malta-flagged VLCC Agios Fanourios I has become the first crude oil carrier to head west through the Strait of Hormuz since the US blocked Iranian ports. The vessel, after anchoring nearly two days in the Gulf of Oman, is expected to reach Basra, Iraq, on Thursday, Marine Traffic said reportedly.
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Updated: Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 11:06 PM IST
Malta-Flagged Oil Tanker Becomes First Crude Carrier To Cross Strait Of Hormuz Since US Blockade | Representational Image
Dubai: A Malta-flagged vessel is the first crude oil carrier to head west through Strait of Hormuz since the United States blocked Iranian ports, according to a global shipping tracking monitor.
The Malta-flagged VLCC Agios Fanourios I is expected to arrive on Thursday to Basra, Iraq, where ports are not under US blockade.
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Marine Traffic said the vessel attempted again a transit after anchoring in the Gulf of Oman for nearly two days.
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