At least four LNG tankers have transited through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, setting sail to Pakistan, India and China, after being held back for almost three months.
The LNG carrier Fuwairit reportedly exited Hormuz on Monday and is anticipated to discharge its cargo in Pakistan on Tuesday, according to LSEG and Kpler shipping data. The tanker loaded at QatarEnergies’ Ras Laffan liquefaction complex around March 27.
Another cargo from Ras Laffan, onboard the LNG tanker Al Rayyan also transited the waterway, setting sail to China where it is expected to berth and discharge around June 28, according to shipping data. Moreover, the Qatari LNG tanker Al Sahla transited Hormuz earlier and is scheduled to arrive at China’s Tianjin LNG terminal as early as June 14.
An ADNOC-managed tanker also crossed the strait. The unnamed vessel was tracked on April 19 east of the strait, when off radar and re-emerged on Kpler ship-trading data on May 23 off the coast of India.
Analysts expect more LNG and crude tankers will transit Hormuz in the coming days, though it will take months for normal traffic to resume. Shipping logistics have been unravelled by lengthy disruptions to transits through the Strait of Hormuz.
Even after a durable ceasefire and safe passage through the strait are restored, months of disruption to shipping patterns will leave the global LNG fleet “stretched and mispositioned,” said QatarEnergy CEO Saad al-Kaabi.
Trade flows will hence restart gradually and staggered, he cautioned. The physical restart of liquefaction trains at Ras Laffan is, in principle, more predictable than the reassembly of the tanker‑order book and just‑in‑time delivery schedules. (May 26, 2026, Source: https://lngjournal.com/index.php/latest-news-mainmenu-47/item/116436-four-lng-cargoes-transit-hormuz-more-to-follow)
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