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Korean-managed tanker slips through Strait of Hormuz with 2 million barrels of crude: Report

A Korean-managed supertanker slipped through the blockaded Strait of Hormuz with its tracking system switched off while carrying 2 million barrels of crude, Reuters reported Monday.

2026-05-12

Fourth Korean oil tanker successfully transits through Red Sea

A Korean vessel has successfully passed through the Red Sea and is currently en route home, marking the fourth oil shipment of its kind, the oceans ministry said Friday.

2026-05-08

First Korean oil tanker to take alternative Red Sea route arrives in South Jeolla

The first Korean oil tanker to pass through the Red Sea — an alternative route following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz — arrived in Yeosu, South Jeolla, on Thursday.

2026-05-08

Second Korean oil tanker passes through Red Sea amid ongoing blockade of Strait of Hormuz

Another Korean oil tanker that had been stranded in the Middle East following the war between the United States and Iran has passed through the Red Sea. It is the second such case since mid-April.

2026-05-03

Gov't secures 50 million barrels of crude for April from alternative sources

The government has secured about 50 million barrels of crude oil from alternative sources for April to prepare for the possibility of a closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with a significant volume for May also already secured.

2026-04-02

Kuwait reports oil tanker hit in Iranian attack at Dubai port, warns of possible oil spill

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said a giant Kuwaiti crude oil tanker, Al Salmi, was directly targeted in what it described as an Iranian attack while anchored at Dubai port in the United Arab Emirates.

2026-03-31

Malaysia seizes $129.9 million in crude oil from tankers suspected of illegally transferring oil

Two tankers suspected of illegal ship-to-ship oil transfers were detained and more than 512 million ringgit ($129.9 million) worth of crude oil was seized 24 nautical miles west of Muka Head, Penang, last week.

2026-02-01

U.S. military seizes another Venezuela-linked tanker in the Caribbean

The U.S. military said it seized a Venezuela-linked tanker on Tuesday in the Caribbean, marking the seventh such apprehension since the start of U.S. President Donald Trump's monthlong campaign to control Venezuela's oil flows.

2026-01-21

British maritime agency Ambrey reports blast near Liberia-flagged tanker off Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port of Yanbu

British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Sunday that a Liberia-flagged, Israeli-owned tanker reported an explosion nearby, southwest of Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port city of Yanbu.

2025-09-01

UAE coast guard evacuates 24 people from oil tanker crash east of Strait of Hormuz

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said its coast guard evacuated 24 people from an oil tanker Tuesday after a collision between two ships just east of the world’s most critical oil chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz.

2025-06-17