Paris, April 10 -- The first non-Iranian oil tanker passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday since a fragile ceasefire between Iran and the United States was announced, according to the MarineTraffic monitor.
The MSG, a Gabon-flagged oil tanker passed went through the strategic waterway on Thursday loaded with around 7,000 tonnes of Emirati fuel oil, and is headed to Aegis Pipavav, India, according to MarineTraffic.
Around a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) passes through the waterway in peacetime.
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