Four Qatar-controlled liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers entered the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, despite a sharp drop in ship traffic after Iran said it had closed the strategic waterway again over the weekend.
The LNG carriers, Al Sadd, Mekaines, Mesaimeer, and Wadi Al Sail, entered the strait via the Iranian route for the first time since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began on February 28, according to ship-tracking data from analytics firm Kpler.
QatarEnergy, whose LNG exports have been heavily affected since the conflict began, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Marshall Islands-flagged dry bulk vessel Summit Success also entered the Gulf on Monday, according to LSEG data.
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains well below normal levels. Kpler data showed only five vessels passed through the strait on Sunday, compared with 26 the previous day.
Those included three Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs), each carrying about 2 million barrels
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