What is the significance of the Al Hamra LNG tanker's exit from the Strait of Hormuz for India?

The Al Hamra tanker's exit marks the first LNG shipment from the Persian Gulf to India since the Iran war began months ago, representing a discreet resumption of supply by Persian Gulf exporters despite the de facto blockade and security threats in the Strait of Hormuz.

How are Persian Gulf LNG exporters like ADNOC circumventing the risks in the Strait of Hormuz?

ADNOC Logistics & Services is using 'dark' transits—turning off vessel transponders—to move LNG tankers, such as the Al Hamra, which went silent around April 19 while idling near Hormuz’s eastern entrance, loaded cargo at Das Island (in the Persian Gulf behind Hormuz), and resumed transit without broadcasting its position, a method also used for shipments to Japan and China.

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