Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, a Japanese shipping company, said one of its affiliated liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers had successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz by April 4.

This marks the second Japanese vessel to depart the Gulf since the strait was effectively blocked.

(Cover: A crude oil tanker from the Middle East arriving in Tokyo Bay on April 3, 2026, after passing through the Strait of Hormuz on February 26, 2026. /VCG)