Two Chinese ships have crossed the Strait of Hormuz. Both these ships belong to Chinese government company COSCO Shipping Lines. They crossed Hormuz on Monday. Marine Traffic Ship has released the figures giving information. It has been told that this is the first time since the closure of Hormuz that a large container carrier has crossed the sea route.
These ships are operated by Max Service of Chinese company COSCO. It is part of the Ocean Alliance network. Both these Chinese ships are going towards Port Klang of Malaysia. Both these container ships were stopped from crossing Hormuz on Friday. Then he came back with a U-turn. Although Iran had given them a safe way to leave, they returned. The crew did not feel safe.
What information did marine traffic provide?
Apart from this, Marine Traffic gave information about ultra-large ships CSCL Indian Ocean and CSACL Arctic Ocean crossing Hormuz. Posting information on social media, it was written that CSCL Indian Ocean crossed Hormuz. Then CSACL Arctic Ocean crossed the sea route.
Iran has blockaded the Strait of Hormuz since the attack
Here, due to the war, Iran has imposed a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz. Due to this the supply of crude oil and fuel has decreased. Iran has blocked this route after the attack by Israel and America. At the same time, Iran has clearly said that it will not allow ships belonging to Israel and America to pass. Will attack them. Here, some ships are passing through countries like India, Russia, China, Pakistan, Iraq. Apart from this, Iran is also planning to impose transit fees on ships passing through Hormuz. The Parliament there is also going to bring a draft bill, work on it is going on.