Qatar has brought an empty LNG tanker back into the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since the conflict involving Iran began in February, according to ship-tracking data cited by Bloomberg.
The vessel, Al Hamla (IMO: 9337743), owned by Qatar’s state shipping company, arrived at the Ras Laffan LNG export terminal on June 18 after passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
The tanker had stopped sending its AIS tracking signal near western India about a week earlier, according to ShipAtlas data.
The movement comes after an interim peace deal between the United States and Iran that calls for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global energy shipments.
During the conflict, the closure of the strait restricted access to around one-fifth of global LNG supply.
Only limited cargoes were able to pass through, either on vessels that turned off their tracking systems or with approval from
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