Iran-Linked Tankers Sail Through Hormuz Before US Blockade

Monday, April 13, 2026

Two oil tankers linked to Iran exited the Gulf on Monday via the Strait of Hormuz ahead of a planned U.S. blockade on Iranian ports and coastal areas, shipping data from Kpler and LSEG showed.

The tanker Auroura is laden with Iranian oil products while the New Future tanker is carrying diesel loaded from the Hamriyah port in the United Arab Emirates, Kpler data showed.


(Reuters - Reporting by Florence Tan in Singapore and Jonathan Saul in London; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

Categories: Offshore Middle East Asia Oil Tankers Oil and Gas Strait of Hormuz

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