Arabic version: استئناف عبور ناقلات الغاز الطبيعي المسال والنفط عبر مضيق هرمز
Vessels transporting liquified natural gas (LNG) have resumed passage through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, according to ship-tracking data, despite renewed fighting between the US and Iran. The reporting indicates this movement represented a resumption of commercial transits through one of the world’s most strategically important maritime chokepoints in the period described as “recent days.”
According to Middle East Eye, data from Kpler and LSEG showed at least five LNG tankers entering the strait, with vessels flagged to or associated with China, Greece and Qatar recorded transiting the waterway. The account attributes the entry counts specifically to the ship-tracking firms named and notes the national associations of the vessels recorded.
Authorities in Tokyo reported that 22 Japan-linked ships have left the Gulf since Tuesday, reflecting a series of departures tracked by officials. The Japanese transport minister also said that six large crude oil tankers had transited the strait between 7-9 July, leaving only four vessels in the Gulf. Those ministerial figures were given as part of the official tally of large crude tankers associated with Japan and their movements over the 7-9 July period.
Ship movements recorded in the region include container and tanker activity. The Marshall Islands-flagged container vessel K Klaipeda was noted to have docked along the Gulf of Oman on 28 June 2026, according to AFP imagery cited in reporting. That visual confirmation via AFP imagery is presented alongside the tracking data and official statements in the reporting.
The combined tracking data and official statements underline that, even as renewed hostilities are reported between the US and Iran, some commercial maritime traffic has continued to move through the strategic Strait of Hormuz in recent days. The reporting ties together the ship-tracking firm data, Japanese official comments and the AFP imagery to show continued, if limited, commercial transit activity through the strait during the period described.
