Three Saudi-flagged supertankers carrying a combined six million barrels of crude oil sail through the Strait of Hormuz hours after the United States and Iran sign an interim ceasefire deal, according to ship tracking data cited by Reuters and Bloomberg. Bloomberg reports that some oil and gas vessels have started crossing the waterway, including ships owned by Saudi Arabia’s state tanker company. The Reuters analysis indicates that the departures from Saudi ports are among the biggest through the strait in weeks, suggesting a rise in Saudi-linked shipping activity shortly after the deal is signed.
The reports present the crossings as an early sign of shipping activity responding to the new US-Iran framework. Bloomberg also frames the movement as the first large volumes of Saudi oil to cross the strait since the start of the conflict. The accounts rely on public tracking of vessel movements to determine timing and volumes, with all outlets describing Saudi-linked ships leading the early post-deal crossings.
