First French LNG Tanker Transits Strait Of Hormuz After US-Iran Peace Deal

An LNG Tanker sailing under the flag of France crossed the strategic Strait of Hormuz, marking the first time a French vessel made the transit since the advent of the U.S.-Iran war in February 2026.

According to several maritime tracking websites, traffic in the critical waterway seems to have picked up as tensions eased with the U.S-Iran announcement and halt in attacks in the region.

Several ships crossed the Strait in both directions, and by 1030 GMT (early afternoon local time), Kpler confirmed 6 transits by commodity transport ships, almost equal to the daily average of the last 7 days.

The French LNG Ship Mraikh is owned by the subsidiary of Knutsen OAS Shipping, a Norwegian Company.

Mraikh carried 76,535 tons of LNG, loaded from Qatar’s Ras Laffan Port, and it was sailing to Pakistan’s Port Qasim.

The ship began its journey on Wednesday shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump had signed a memorandum of understanding in which Tehran agreed to reopen the strait immediately.

Reports suggest that 15 LNG Ships, including Mraikh, have departed the Gulf region with cargo since the war engulfed the region.

All these tankers carried either Qatari or Emirati LNG.