Qatar sends another empty LNG vessel through the Strait of Hormuz, bringing the total to eight ships entering the Persian Gulf since the conflict began.

(1) Ship tracking data shows that the Qatari state-owned shipping company’s LNG carrier "Milaha Qatar" appeared in the waters north of the UAE in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, indicating that the vessel has successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz. (2) Voyage data indicates that the ship was near the eastern coast of Oman on June 21st, after which the vessel's positioning signal was temporarily interrupted; its currently reported next destination is the Ras Laffan LNG export terminal in Qatar. (3) Earlier, on Monday, four empty LNG carriers had already passed through the Strait into the Persian Gulf. As of now, since the outbreak of the Iran conflict at the end of February, a total of eight Qatari-linked empty LNG carriers, including "Milaha Qatar", have entered the Persian Gulf. (4) Qatar plans to restart most of Ras Laffan terminal’s LNG export activities within two months after the shipping lane reopens and is continuously increasing vessel dispatches to enhance passage capacity.