Pakistan-Flagged Tanker Karachi Transits Strait of Hormuz Amid Reduced Traffic

The Pakistan-flagged Aframax tanker Karachi, carrying crude oil from Abu Dhabi's Das Island, has become one of the few non-Iranian vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz with its AIS tracker active since the recent Middle East conflict began. The tanker sailed close to Iran's coast, passing through the strategic chokepoint into the Gulf of Oman, amid significantly reduced maritime traffic and ongoing regional tensions following US and Israeli strikes on Iran. Shipping through Hormuz, a vital route for global oil exports, remains limited due to security concerns.