Oil Tankers Reverse Course on Hopes of Hormuz Reopening

Two tankers that were heading to Africa have changed course and are now moving to the Middle East, Bloomberg reported today, citing ship-tracking data.

One of the tankers, a Suezmax, which was originally sailing for Gabon, is now signaling its destination as Fujairah, the UAE port just outside the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg said.

The other vessel, a very large crude carrier, was originally en route to South Africa but is now also signaling Fujairah as its destination.

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