More QatarEnergy-linked liquefied natural gas vessels, laden and in ballast, have transited the Strait of Hormuz in the last week despite the US-Iran conflict, Reuters reports.
In August, Kpler data showed no visible transits by Qatar-linked LNG vessels or vessels carrying cargoes from the Ras Laffan gas terminal, amid fears of attack by Iran, which has tried to throttle traffic through the Strait.
Some may have got through undetected if they kept their transponders off, but this month, visible transits of LNG tankers have begun to pick up.
The latest LNG vessel to reappear outside the strait is the GasLog Skagen, which showed up off Sri Lanka on September 27 with a cargo from Ras Laffan, LSEG and Kpler data showed.
