Idemitsu Maru VLCC tanker attempts to cross the Strait of Hormuz, shipping data shows

Idemitsu Kosan

28/04/2026 09:36

TOKYO, April 28 (Reuters) - A Panama-flagged tanker Idemitsu Maru is attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, shipping data showed on Tuesday.

The VLCC tanker is managed by Idemitsu Tanker Co, a unit of Japanese refinery group Idemitsu Kosan 5019.T, according to the LSEG ship tracking data. Idemitsu Kosan declined to comment on individual ships.

 (Reporting by Katya Golubkova, Kentaro Okasaka, Kantaro Komiya and Mariko Katsumura, Editing by Louise Heavens)

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