Chinese tanker reportedly passes US’ Hormuz blockade

Little traffic is entering and leaving Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman on the first full day of the US blockade, according to ship-tracking data.

The Malawi-flagged Chinese-owned tanker Rich Starry passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, according to MarineTraffic data.

According to data shared with CNN by Kpler, it was carrying a cargo of methanol and its next port country was listed as China.

CNN’s Eleni Giokos speaks with Lloyd’s List Intelligence editor-in-chief Richard Meade about the latest news surrounding the US’ Hormuz blockade.

0:00 CNN correspondent reports from Dubai on a Chinese vessel passing through US blockade
3:05 Shipping analyst reacts to Chinese vessel making it through the Strait of Hormuz
6:46 Can US tell if ships have paid Iran a toll to pass through Hormuz?
8:15 Will the US blockade lead to the Strait of Hormuz opening?

Watch more CNN here: https://cnn.it/4kh5RPe

#Iran #StraitOfHormuz #newsupdate