Ammon News - A fifth Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker has transited the Strait of Hormuz with a cargo, ship-tracking data showed, ​bringing the total number of loaded LNG vessels to have exited ‌the waterway since the war started to nine.

Controlled by QatarEnergy, the Al Daayen tanker was seen on ship-tracking data off the coast of Qatar around June 4-5, ​according to analytics firms Kper and LSEG. It reappeared on ship-tracking ​data on Monday that showed it east of the strait ⁠with the vessel indicating that it was heading for China.

According to ​Kper data, the tanker loaded a cargo at Qatar's Ras Laffan terminal on ​June 1.

Separately, a ballast LNG tanker has managed to enter the waterway again after delivering a shipment to India, according to analytics firm Vortexa.

Managed by Abu Dhabi National Oil ​Company (ADNOC), the Al Hamra tanker had previously entered the strait to ​load a cargo at Das Island sometime between April 19 and May 23.

Reuters