First Japanese-managed oil tanker to transit Hormuz due to reach port

Published May 23, 2026 Updated May 23, 2026 12:45pm

The first oil tanker managed by Japan to successfully transit the Strait of Hormuz since the blockade is expected to dock in the country shortly, Al Jazeera reports, citing Japan’s NHK broadcaster.

The Panama-flagged Idemitsu Maru is due to arrive at a refining facility in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture on Monday. It is carrying some 2 million barrels of Saudi Arabian crude oil, NHK reported.

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