The Strait of Hormuz passage remains blocked, with two Qatar LNG ships turning back.

BlockBeatNews · 2026-04-06T12:50:29+00:00

On April 6th, reports said that two Qatar-based liquefied natural gas tankers abandoned passing through the Strait of Hormuz, as no oil tankers have passed through the waterway since the U.S. and Israel's strikes on Iran. Recently, Qatar has been transporting liquefied natural gas to Kuwait, either by loading from storage tanks or without passing through the strait.

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2026-04-06 12:50:29

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BlockBeats news. On April 6, two LNG tankers loaded from Qatar appear to have abandoned the attempt to leave the Persian Gulf by sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. According to vessel-tracking data, after loading LNG from Qatar’s export plants at the end of February, the “Al Daayen” and “Rasheeda” headed east toward waters near Oman in an attempt to enter the waterway, but then turned around and left.

Since the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran at the end of February, no LNG-carrying tankers have transited the Strait of Hormuz. According to Kpler’s vessel data, Qatar has sent two cargoes of LNG to Kuwait over the past few weeks. These supplies likely came from Qatar’s storage tanks, so there was no need to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Because ships operating in high-risk areas may experience electronic interference or proactively shut down their transponders, vessel tracking around the Persian Gulf is uncertain. (Jin10)

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