Knutsen
Coverage of Knutsen in the Nexus archive.
- Maritime data company says stranded ships have begun transiting the Strait of Hormuz
Stranded ships have begun transiting the Strait of Hormuz following a U.S.-Iran interim agreement. Major shipowners, including Grimaldi Group, Cosco, Knutsen, and NYK, are moving vessels through alternative routes while the central passage remains mined and closed. The strait, critical for global oil and gas, saw 550 merchant ships delayed, with full reopening expected to take weeks or months.
- US allows more than a dozen ships through to Iranian ports, lifting blockade under deal, Vance says
The U.S. Navy allowed more than a dozen ships to pass through to Iranian ports, lifting a blockade as part of an agreement to end the war. The deal includes resuming oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, with over 12.5 million barrels of oil flowing through the channel. Ships owned by companies like Grimaldi Group, Cosco, Knutsen, and NYK have transited the strait via northern and southern routes.
- Maritime data company says stranded ships have begun transiting the Strait of Hormuz
Ships owned by major companies have begun transiting the Strait of Hormuz following a U.S.-Iran agreement, ending a 110-day standoff. Tankers from Grimaldi Group, Cosco, Knutsen, and NYK, along with two Iran-flagged tankers, have passed through the northern and southern routes, which are now open, while the main central route remains closed due to unmarked mines.