Another tanker with Iranian oil sails through Hormuz, ship trackers show

Analysis shows the ship’s destination listed as China

A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen behind a 3D printed oil pipeline in this illustration taken Jun 22, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

A supertanker with two million barrels of Iranian oil onboard sailed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past day, adding to at least five other vessels shipping oil to Asia since Feb 28, data from ship trackers showed on Tuesday.

Analysis from Lloyd’s List Intelligence and Kpler showed the Guyana-flagged Cuma, which is on a US sanctions list, sailed through the strait on Mar 9 with a destination listed as China.

Iran has also sent gas and oil product cargoes through the critical waterway in recent days since the US-Israeli strikes on Iran began on Feb 28. At least 11 million barrels of crude, apart from the latest shipment, have left Iran since then, according to estimates.