Foreign: Shipping data shows an oil tanker is heading to South Korea’s HD Hyundai Oilbank refinery after passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
According to Reuters published on April 20, 2026, Kpler data showed that the Maltese-flagged Odessa passed through the Strait of Hormuz on April 13, but did not specify where the tanker was loading oil.
LSEG data showed that the Suezmax tanker, which can hold 1 million barrels of oil, turned off its AIS tracking device and reappeared on April 17 near the United Arab Emirates port of Fujairah.
A Hyundai Oilbank spokesman confirmed The tanker was en route to its refinery, but declined to comment on what the tanker was carrying. He referred to shipping data when asked whether the ship had passed through the strait.
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