These three super oil tankers, carrying a total of 6 million barrels of Gulf crude oil, left the Strait of Hormuz without turning on the navigation system.
These ships are believed to have turned off the navigation system to avoid possible attacks from Iran, as companies continue to transport crude oil exports out of the Gulf region amid regional tensions.
Two super oil tankers Agios Fanourios I and Kiara M, passing through the strait on May 10, each carrying 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil. The oil tanker Agios Fanourios I has not been able to pass through the strait in at least 2 previous tests since importing Basrah Medium crude oil on April 17.
The ship Kiara M, flying the San Marino flag, also left the Persian Gulf on May 10 and turned off the signal. It is not yet clear where this oil tanker, managed by a company based in Shanghai and owned by an entity registered in the Marshall Islands, will unload 2 million barrels of Basrah crude oil.
The 3rd super oil tanker - Basrah Energy - loaded 2 million barrels of Upper Zakum crude oil from Zirku port of Abu Dhabi National Oil Corporation (ADNOC) on May 1 and left the Strait of Hormuz on May 6. The Panamanian-flagged ship unloaded goods at Fujairah oil port on May 8.
In another development, the Kpler data analysis platform informed in early May that there are still 42 container ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, only 9 ships have exited successfully. Among them, 2 ships have been seized by Iran.
Last week, an oil tanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz in mid-April docked at a port in South Korea, marking the first crude oil shipment transported to the country through Hormuz since the fighting broke out. The oil tanker Odessa, flying the Malta flag, docked at Daesan port on the west coast of South Korea, carrying 1 million barrels of crude oil.
Odessa is one of the few oil tankers that can leave the vital maritime route in the Middle East in the context of the strait being blocked. Some ships leaving are said to have been allowed to pass by Iran and have to pay a fee.
Meanwhile, more than 40 ships heading to India, nearly half of which are carrying energy products, are still stranded in the Persian Gulf and cannot pass through the Strait of Hormuz. India is particularly vulnerable to disruptions to oil and gas flows from the Gulf region because it is heavily dependent on energy imports.
