"The Panama-flagged Peace Gulf, a medium-range tanker, is heading to Hamriyah port in the United Arab Emirates, typically moving Iranian naphtha to non-Iranian ports for export to Asia."
"The Rich Starry, a medium-range tanker carrying about 250,000 barrels of methanol, is the first sanctioned tanker to exit the Gulf since the blockade began."
"US President Donald Trump announced a blockade of Iranian ports after failed peace talks in Islamabad, which had previously led Iran to halt traffic through the Strait of Hormuz."
Three vessels, including two US-sanctioned tankers, transited the Strait of Hormuz on the first day of the US blockade on Iranian ports. The Panama-flagged Peace Gulf is heading to Hamriyah port in the UAE, typically transporting Iranian naphtha. The Handy tanker Murlikishan is set to load fuel oil in Iraq, while the Rich Starry, carrying methanol, is the first sanctioned tanker to exit the Gulf since the blockade began. The blockade follows failed peace talks between the US and Iran, which had previously halted traffic through the strait.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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