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Chinese LPG Carrier Navigates Hormuz Amid Iran Tensions

3/26/2026

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A second Chinese-owned LPG carrier, Lucky Gas, transited the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Israeli war with Iran.
Tehran blockaded the waterway and promised safe passage for vessels not linked to its enemies.
Lucky Gas passed near Larak Island before reaching Sohar, Oman.
It is the first Chinese-owned LPG carrier to use the strait since Iran's mid-March safe corridor proposal.
Cosco Shipping Lines has resumed bookings to Middle Eastern ports.

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A second Chinese-owned LPG carrier, Lucky Gas, transited the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Israeli war with Iran.
Tehran blockaded the waterway and promised safe passage for vessels not linked to its enemies.
Lucky Gas passed near Larak Island before reaching Sohar, Oman.
It is the first Chinese-owned LPG carrier to use the strait since Iran's mid-March safe corridor proposal.
Cosco Shipping Lines has resumed bookings to Middle Eastern ports.