### [2026-05-10](/feed/2026/05/10/index.md) ##### Middle East crisis # The Qatar-linked LNG tanker "Al Kharaitiyat", managed by Nakilat, crosses the Strait of Hormuz, making it the first oil tanker or vessel from Qatar to transit the waterway since the war began on February 28. The ship is expected to head to Pakistan. ### Sources: 1. [Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/2b2a9375-829c-4b4a-af98-c5e1e963c493?syn-25a6b1a6=1) 2. [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/05/10/qatar-first-lng-shipment-hormuz-strait-iran-war-pakistan/) 3. [The Week](https://www.theweek.in/news/maritime/2026/05/10/meet-al-kharaitiyat-qatar-s-first-lng-ship-to-cross-strait-of-hormuz-since-us-iran-war-began.html) ### Changes: 1. The Qatar-linked LNG tanker Al Kharaitiyat, managed by Nakilat, crosses the Strait of Hormuz, making it the first oil tanker or vessel from Qatar to transit the waterway since the start of the war on February 28. The ship is expected to head to Pakistan. _2026-05-10 17:34:21 (First version)_ 1. The Qatar-linked LNG tanker "Al Kharaitiyat", managed by Nakilat, crosses the Strait of Hormuz, making it the first oil tanker or vessel from Qatar to transit the waterway since the war began on February 28. The ship is expected to head to Pakistan. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [Iranian state TV says that Iran has sent its response to the latest ceasefire proposal from the United States via Pakistan. Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif confirms that his country received the response. ](/feed/2026/05/10/iranian-state-tv-says-that-iran-has-sent-its-response-to-the-latest-ceasefire-proposal-from-the-united-states-via-pakist.md) _Context: Middle East crisis, Pakistan_ 2. [The International Energy Agency estimates that the damage to liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Qatar will strain the natural gas market for at least two years, and along with the Strait of Hormuz closure, will cause the loss of 120 billion cubic meters of LNG supply by 2030. ](/feed/2026/04/24/the-international-energy-agency-estimates-that-the-damage-to-liquefied-natural-gas-lng-facilities-in-qatar-will-strain.md) _Context: LNG, Qatar_ 3. [Gabon-flagged oil tanker "MSG" crosses the Strait of Hormuz according to MarineTraffic, making it the first non-Iranian oil tanker to cross the waterway since the ceasefire was announced. ](/feed/2026/04/9/gabon-flagged-oil-tanker-msg-crosses-the-strait-of-hormuz-according-to-marinetraffic-making-it-the-first-non-iranian.md) _Context: Strait of Hormuz, oil tanker, waterway_ 4. [United States president Donald Trump announces on his Truth Social that, based on conversations with Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and field marshal Asim Munir, he has agreed to "suspend the bombing and attacks on Iran for a period of two weeks", subject to Iran agreeing to the "complete, immediate and safe opening" of the Strait of Hormuz, and to allow time for an agreement to be reached. ](/feed/2026/04/7/united-states-president-donald-trump-announces-on-his-truth-social-that-based-on-conversations-with-pakistani-prime-min.md) _Context: Pakistan, Strait of Hormuz_ 5. [Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says that a liquefied natural gas oil tanker registered in Japan crosses the Strait of Hormuz for the first since the beginning of the Iran war. A third ship also crosses the strait. ](/feed/2026/04/3/japanese-shipping-company-mitsui-osk-lines-says-that-a-liquefied-natural-gas-oil-tanker-registered-in-japan-crosses-t.md) _Context: LNG, Strait of Hormuz, oil tanker_ 6. [The Inter-Services Public Relations announces that the Pakistan Navy has launched Operation Muhafiz-ul-Bahr to safeguard Pakistan's Sea Lines of Communication (SLOC) and ensure the uninterrupted flow of national energy supplies amidst disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. ](/feed/2026/03/9/the-inter-services-public-relations-announces-that-the-pakistan-navy-has-launched-operation-muhafiz-ul-bahr-to-safeguard.md) _Context: Pakistan, Strait of Hormuz_ 7. [China is reportedly in talks with Iran to allow crude oil and Qatari liquefied natural gas vessels safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. ](/feed/2026/03/5/china-is-reportedly-in-talks-with-iran-to-allow-crude-oil-and-qatari-liquefied-natural-gas-vessels-safe-passage-through.md) _Context: LNG, Strait of Hormuz_ 8. [Qatari-state owned QatarEnergy halts all LNG production at its Ras Laffan Industrial City following an Iranian drone attack. ](/feed/2026/03/2/qatari-state-owned-qatarenergy-halts-all-lng-production-at-its-ras-laffan-industrial-city-following-an-iranian-drone-att.md) _Context: LNG, Qatar_ 9. [The Iranian justice ministry seizes a foreign-flagged oil tanker carrying 25,000 barrels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz and detains its sixteen crew members on allegations of carrying illegal items. ](/feed/2025/12/27/the-iranian-justice-ministry-seizes-a-foreign-flagged-oil-tanker-carrying-25000-barrels-traveling-through-the-strait-of.md) _Context: Strait of Hormuz, oil tanker_ 10. [Twenty-four people are evacuated after two oil tankers collide near the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf of Oman. ](/feed/2025/06/17/twenty-four-people-are-evacuated-after-two-oil-tankers-collide-near-the-strait-of-hormuz-in-the-gulf-of-oman.md) _Context: Strait of Hormuz, oil tanker_