en.Wedoany.com Reported - Three Saudi supertankers carrying 6 million barrels of crude oil sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an agreement to end the war with Iran. The critical waterway had seen nearly all traffic halted for weeks due to regional conflict.

Multiple tankers also showed their transit positions on public vessel tracking systems on the same day, whereas in previous weeks, most passing ships had deliberately concealed their routes. According to a Reuters analysis of shipping movements, this batch of tankers departing from Saudi ports represents the largest outbound operation through the strait in weeks.

Since the conflict erupted on February 28, Saudi Arabia has relied primarily on the Red Sea port of Yanbu for oil exports. The conflict has left hundreds of millions of barrels of crude stranded at Gulf state ports, unable to be shipped out via the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia's state-owned shipping group Bahri, which manages the three tankers, did not respond to a request for comment.

On Wednesday, the U.S. and Iran released the text of a temporary ceasefire agreement signed by their presidents, but Trump warned that military strikes would resume if Iran fails to fulfill its commitments.

Data from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) showed that the Hong Kong-flagged Aframax tanker "Tong Lin Wan" crossed the strait on Thursday. The vessel had been stranded in the Gulf since early March after loading naphtha from the Ruwais refinery in Abu Dhabi.

LSEG and Kpler data also showed that the liquefied natural gas carrier "Mraikh," operated by QatarEnergy, passed through the strait on Thursday. The vessel loaded cargo at Ras Laffan between June 12 and 13 and is expected to arrive at Pakistan's Port Qasim on June 18. QatarEnergy did not respond to a request for comment.

LSEG data indicated that another Hong Kong-flagged medium-range tanker, "Ye Chi," anchored in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz after transiting near Iran's Larak Island. Both "Tong Lin Wan" and "Ye Chi" are managed by COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation, which also did not respond to a request for comment.

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