Amidst the Persian Gulf war, the UAE secretly navigated its oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz using 'dark' ship transits. Korean shipping tycoon Ga-Hyun Chung's Sinokor Group played a pivotal role, leasing a significant portion of vessels for these risky "shuttle runs." This covert operation allowed the UAE to maintain pre-war export levels, capitalizing on surging oil prices and creating immense profits for Sinokor and its partners.

Gulf oil exports surged past 10 million barrels daily in June, a significant jump from May, thanks to US military efforts securing the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE spearheaded this…

Ga-Hyun Chung, an intensely private Korean shipping tycoon, rocked the tanker industry early this year as his Sinokor Group embarked on an unprecedented buying spree.

The UAE’s covert project using the South Korean shipping magnate’s tankers is so successful it is already approaching its pre-war rate of flows of oil.

Chung Ga-hyun's Sinokor Group has emerged as a major owner of supertankers moving crude out of the Persian Gulf. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Amidst the Persian Gulf war, the UAE secretly navigated its oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz using 'dark' ship transits. Korean shipping tycoon Ga-Hyun Chung's Sinokor…

Just a few weeks into the war, one of the Persian Gulf’s top oil producers quietly began sneaking its crude out of the Strait of Hormuz.