The very large crude carrier (VLCC) Idemitsu Maru, which had departed from Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura port in the Persian Gulf in mid-March, is expected to arrive in Nagoya on May 25.

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.

The very large crude carrier (VLCC) Idemitsu Maru, which had departed from Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura port in the Persian Gulf in mid-March, is expected to arrive in Nagoya on May…

The first Japanese-managed oil tanker to successfully transit the Strait of Hormuz since the blockade is expected to arrive in Japan shortly, according to public broadcaster NHK.

Tokyo, May 25 (Jiji Press)--An Idemitsu Tanker Co. crude oil tanker entered the Ise Bay in central Japan on Monday morning, becoming the first oil tanker to arrive in the country…