Oil tanker sails to Pakistan after crossing tense Strait of Hormuz: report
- Attacks targeting commercial vessels in or near the Strait of Hormuz have put the blockaded waterway on the front line of the Middle East war, with spreading economic repercussions
An oil tanker carrying crude oil seems to have cleared the Strait of Hormuz and is now sailing to Pakistan, reported Bloomberg on Monday, citing ship-tracking data.
According to the report, the Karachi, controlled by the Pakistan’s National Shipping Corp (PNSC), made the journey over the course of Sunday. By Monday morning, the Pakistan-flagged Aframax was seen in the waters off Oman’s Sohar.
National Shipping Corp., as well as Pakistan’s oil ministry, did not respond to requests, said Bloomberg.
Attacks targeting commercial vessels in or near the Strait of Hormuz have put the blockaded waterway on the front line of the Middle East war, with spreading economic repercussions.
Iran’s quest to inflict maximum damage on the global economy in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes has all but shut the narrow strait through which 20% of global crude and LNG normally passes.
As per the report, the 2022-built Karachi, which most recently loaded crude in the United Arab Emirates, made its way across Hormuz and around Iran’s Larak Island. It then proceeded eastbound close to Iran’s coastline, before leaving the strait Sunday evening.
Last week, Business Recorder reported that Pakistan has successfully secured alternative fuel supply routes as geopolitical tensions triggered the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with four fuel vessels bypassing standard Middle Eastern chokepoints to deliver energy cargo to Karachi’s ports.
Port Qasim Authority (PQA) confirmed that operations were proceeding efficiently across multiple berths and terminals, ensuring a steady flow of fuel products to domestic consumers and industry, despite the mounting regional crisis choking traditional maritime corridors.
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