Japan's Idemitsu Maru tanker transited the Strait of Hormuz in late April, marking the first Persian Gulf oil delivery since the Iran conflict began in February.

Japan's Middle East crude imports fell 67.2% in April to their lowest level since records began in 1979, as the Iran war shut the Strait of Hormuz.

A Saudi supertanker carrying 2 million barrels is due in Nagoya on May 25, marking Japan's first Middle East crude delivery since the Iran war shut Hormuz in February.

Japan's Idemitsu Maru tanker transited the Strait of Hormuz in late April, marking the first Persian Gulf oil delivery since the Iran conflict began in February.