Ship traffic continued in the Strait of Hormuz, where Israel’s attacks on Iran and the US attacks on the Nuclear Facilities in Iran continued, while the traffic of ship traffic continued, while some tankers were returning to “U” to avoid entering the Bosphorus.
After the US attacks on the nuclear facilities in Iran at the end of the week, the Iranian Assembly National Security Commission Member Ismail Kevseri said that the Assembly reached the conclusion that the Hormuz Strait should be closed, but the final decision was under the National Security Supreme Council.
Due to concerns that Iran could make a decision in this direction, attention focused on the Hormuz Strait, one of the key points of global trade.
Ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is already continuing, while the number of ships using this strategic gate has not yet been significantly decreased.
AA correspondent’s data tracking company Marinetraffic’ten according to information, as of yesterday evening hours, 6 great tanker Hormuz Strait without entering the “U” returned.
The oil tanker Marie C, which moves to the direction of Kuwaiti from Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, returned to the opposite direction without entering the Hormuz Strait and is currently in the Gulf of Oman.
Kohzan Maru, the British tanker of British, departed from Niigata Port of Japan on May 29th and is waiting in the Gulf of Oman.
Red Ruby, Panama Flag Red Ruby, moved from Fujairah on June 18th to avoid entering “U” in order not to enter the Strait of Hormuz.
South Loyalty Raw Oil Tanker, who departed from Ulsan Port of South Korea on May 14th and scheduled to load Iraqi oil at Basra Port, made his first U -turn in yesterday evening and gave up entering the Strait of Hormuz. However, the tanker then made a second turn and moved back to the Hormuz Strait.
On June 7, the United Arab Emirates from China’s United Arab Emirates set out to load crude oil on June 7, Coswisdom Lake with Hong Kong Flag. Tanker, who returned on his way to the direction of Hormuz Strait, then moved to the Zirku Island Terminal of the United Arab Emirates.
The Norwegian flag tanker Damsgaard is among the ships that re -acted in the direction of the Strait of Hormuz after returning. The ship, which departed from Pakistan on June 20, is scheduled to install at Ruwais Port in the United Arab Emirates.
The Strait of Hormuz, the key point of global oil and LNG trade
Located in the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the narrow waterway allows the Hormuz Strait, the oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) production in the Middle East to the world markets through the Oman Sea and the Indian Ocean.
This strategic passage, which is used for the transportation of approximately 1 of the crude oil carried by sea, plays a critical role in the crude oil and condensate shipments of producers in the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Oil trade in the Strait of Hormuz welcomes one -fifth of the total consumption of oil in the world.
Approximately 20 million barrels of oil and oil products passing through the Strait of Hormuz reach the Asian markets, especially China.
Most of Iran’s oil exports are referred to China through the Strait of Hormuz.
Similarly, 85 percent of Iraqi oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
35 percent of the total oil transported from the Strait of Hormuz is Saudi Arabia, 20 percent of the United Arab Emirates and 17 percent of Iraq exports.
In addition, 20 percent of global natural gas trade passes through this throat. 87 percent of Qatar’s LNG exports in the Hormuz Strait are sent to Asia and 13 percent to European countries.
