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Ukraine slams South Korea over fuel shipments to Russia as Seoul pushes back

Kyiv said South Korean petroleum shipments helped Russia weather recent fuel shortages, but Seoul called the claim unverified and inappropriate.

2026.10.7

HMM-operated oil tanker Universal Winner arrives at Ulsan Port in North Gyeongsang on June 10.

Fourteenth Korean oil tanker successfully transits through Red Sea

The Korean government has been rerouting shipments away from the Strait of Hormuz amid the continued conflict in the Middle East.

2026.7.17

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.

2026.5.8

Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz near Musandam, Oman, on April 29 [REUTERS/YONHAP]

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.

2026.5.8

U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit board M/V Blue Star III, a commercial ship suspected of attempting to transit to Iran in violation of the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports. [CENTCOM]

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.

2026.5.3

The silhouette of the oil and chemical tanker Habip Bayrak sails off the Gulf of Fos-sur-Mer, in Port-de-Bouc, France, March 12. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

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.

2026.3.31

This handout natural-colour image acquired with MODIS on NASA's Terra satellite taken on Feb. 5, shows the Gulf of Oman and the Makran region, center, in southern Iran and southwestern Pakistan, and the Strait of Hormuz, left, and the northern coast of Oman. [AP/YONHAP]

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.

2025.6.17

An oil tanker sank into the sea at Busan Port around 12:20 a.m. on Sept. 22, causing bunker fuel from inside the ship to spill into the sea. [BUSAN COAST GUARD]

Sunken tanker in Busan brings risk of abandoned vessels to surface

A long-abandoned oil tanker docked in Busan Port sank into the sea on Sept. 22, unable to withstand the typhoon that hit the region the day before, bringing more than 400 millimeters (15.47 inches) of heavy rain.

2024.9.29

An image provided by Pole Star Space Applications, a maritime tracking platform, shows the last transmission by Sin Phyong 5, an oil tanker obtained by North Korea last year previously called Woojeong, on July 27, 2019. The vessel sailed from South Korea’s Busan to China’s northeastern coast. [CSIS]

North evades sanctions and gets 3 new tankers: CSIS report

North Korea obtained two new oil tankers for its smuggling operations last year in evasion of international sanctions, in addition to another vessel in 2019, according to an analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

2021.6.3

Police officers stand in front of Hotel Imperial where a delegation from Iran is staying in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, ahead of indirect talks with the U.S. delegation as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Jcpoa) countries aim to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear accord. [AP/YONHAP]

Iran considering release of seized Korean oil tanker

The Iranian government said Monday that it is "positively" reviewing the release of the seized South Korean oil tanker and its captain detained since early January, an indication that the two sides are nearing an agreement on Iran’s frozen funds.

2021.4.6