Fleet of 10 Japan-related ships exit Hormuz, data shows

SINGAPORE/TOKYO, July 6 (Reuters) - ‌A fleet ​of ​10 Japan-linked vessels was exiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday while a supertanker carrying ‌Saudi crude for South Korea left over the ⁠weekend, shipping data on LSEG showed, after the ships ‌were stranded in the Gulf ‌for months because of the Iran war.

The Japan-linked ships include six very large crude carriers loaded ​with 12 million barrels of Middle Eastern crude, two chemical tankers, a vehicle carrier and ⁠a container ship, the data showed. The tankers are carrying crudes ​from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar that were loaded in late February ​to early March.

Most of the ‌vessels are managed by Japanese shipper Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) which had said it ⁠would prioritise the safety of its seafarers, cargo and vessels when traversing the strait.

Mitsui OSK declined to comment.

Separately, ⁠South Korean refiner S-Oil said on Monday that the VLCC ​Long Wind carrying oil for its refinery exited the strait on Saturday. The vessel, loaded with 2 million barrels of ‌Saudi crude in early March, is expected to arrive at Onsan, South Korea, ‌on July 26, LSEG data showed.

(Reporting by Chang ⁠Ran-Kim and Yuka Obayashi ‌in Tokyo, and ​Florence Tan in Singapore, Joyce Lee in Seoul; Editing by Tom Hogue and Kate ‌Mayberry)

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