QatarEnergy tests Hormuz with first open LNG transit in six weeks

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QatarEnergy has sent an LNG carrier openly through the Strait of Hormuz for the first time in nearly six weeks, signaling a shift from previous dark-mode navigation. The vessel is en route to Pakistan's Port Qasim, highlighting regional energy and shipping dynamics.

QatarEnergy has sent an LNG carrier openly through the Strait of Hormuz for the first time in nearly six weeks. The QatarEnergy-controlled vessel, Al Marrouna, transited with AIS switched on, rather than using the dark-mode navigation adopted by much commercial traffic in recent weeks, and is bound for Pakistan’s Port Qasim, where it is due …