Kpler: Qatar-Energy LNG tanker latest to reverse course near Hormuz
The QatarEnergy-chartered Umm Slal has become the latest LNG tanker to reverse course near the Strait of Hormuz, following a similar move by Gaslog Shanghai on Thursday, adding "uncertainty to LNG shipping through the Gulf", ship-tracking firm Kpler has said.
The firm wrote on X: “The reversals coincided with warnings from Iran’s IRGC that vessels must avoid unauthorised routes and use only corridors designated by Tehran.”
Kpler’s report came out before US strikes on Iran that Washington said were carried out in response to an Iranian drone attack on the Ever Lovely cargo ship.
“The incidents add fresh uncertainty to LNG shipping through the Gulf, despite recent signs that traffic was beginning to recover and regional exports were continuing,” Kpler said.