The first Chinese-owned cargo vessel successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz since Iran began letting a select number of ships navigate the waterway, Caixin reported.
In the last three weeks, Tehran has let some non-Western ships pass through a āsafeā corridor in the strait that bypasses traditional shipping lanes, and has reportedly charged fees of up to $2 million.
Other so-called āzombieā ships are getting through the strait by posing as tankers that were actually sent to scrapyards years ago. Iranās foreign minister on Tuesday said Hormuz was closed to all vessels āowned or associatedā with the US and Israel, but suggested Tehran was allowing other ships to safely transit.
