A South Korean-flagged oil tanker passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and shipping industry sources, the Universal Winner, a very large crude carrier (VLCC) operated by Korean shipping company HMM, transited the Strait of Hormuz carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil.
Original reporting by Yoo Hyun-wook for Seoul Economic Daily.
AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.
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