Two dry bulk carriers crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, according to CNN citing Kpler.
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- One of the carriers, Tema Express, is owned and operated by Hapag-Lloyd – making this the first confirmed transit of the strait by a vessel operated by the German carrier since the start of the conflict, Rebecca Gerdes, a data analyst at Kpler, told CNN. It sailed under Libera's flag.
- The other ship that crossed the strait – LB Energy – is sailing under Panama’s flag.