Chinese Oil Tanker Sails Out of Hormuz Strait in Rare Exit (1)

A Chinese oil supertanker appears to have exited the Strait of Hormuz as it sails toward an area where the US has enforced a blockade, ahead of talks between US President Donald Trump and counterpart Xi Jinping.

Supertanker Yuan Hua Hu moved through the waterway on Wednesday, past Iran’s Larak island, and into the Gulf of Oman, ship-tracking data show. The vessel is owned and operated by units of China’s Cosco Shipping, according to shipping database Equasis.

The transit — only the third by a Chinese very large crude carrier since the war began — comes at a delicate ...