French, Japanese-owned ships make first Hormuz transitsBloombergA French container ship and a Japanese-owned tanker have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, in what appear to be the first such transits since the war in Iran shuttered the crucial waterway. Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines confirmed that the liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker it part-owns also crossed — another first. A container ship operated by the French CMA CGM shipping company sails to the port of Marseille on June 29, 2018. A spokesman for Mitsui OSK declined to comment on whether the Sohar LNG tanker paid a fee. CMA CGM SA, the owner of the French ship, also declined to comment.

Source: Taipei Times April 04, 2026 16:23 UTC