Qatari, UAE LNG Cargoes Transferred Via Ship-to-Ship Outside Strait of Hormuz

By Emily Chow

SINGAPORE, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Three liquefied natural gas cargoes loaded in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have been transferred between ships outside the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks for delivery to India and Japan, according to ship-tracking firms.

Several commercial vessels have faced attacks amid heightened tensions in the Strait of Hormuz — a key shipping route — since the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran broke out on February 28.

Most LNG tankers that have managed to transit the strait have delivered the cargoes directly to end-buyers. Unlike crude oil, ship-to-ship (STS)