“The Strait of Hormuz and its surrounding waters are an important route for global trade and energy supplies. China calls for an immediate ceasefire, an end to the fighting and the restoration of peace and stability in the Persian Gulf region” said Mao, whose words were quoted by Reuters.
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Strait of Hormuz It has remained virtually closed since February 28, when the war between the USA, Israel and Iran broke out, and only from time to time we receive information about individual units crossing this strategic route.
It's the same this time. Spokesman of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not reveal details about the ships. All we know is that they belong to the Chinese company COSCO.
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The shipowner has not commented on the situation so far. However, it should be noted here, as Reuters Agency reminds us, that In a statement on March 25, the company informed customers about the resumption of reservations for transport from Asia to the Persian Gulf, including: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Iraq.
The first ships since the beginning of the conflict
According to data from the MarineTraffic platform, Chinese container ships left the Persian Gulf on Monday. It was the second attempt to sail through the Strait of Hormuz after turning back earlier on Friday. The ships sailed into open waters in a tight formation, which, as analysts emphasize, is a breakthrough in the situation in this area.
Rebecca Gerdes, a data scientist at Kpler, which owns MarineTraffic, noted that both ships are currently sailing at high speed towards the Gulf of Oman.
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“Both ships successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz on their second attempt, eh marks the first container ships to leave the Persian Gulf since the beginning of the conflict, excluding Iranian-flagged ships” – Gerdes said in a statement to Reuters.
