Second Qatar LNG Carrier MIHZEM Passes Through Hormuz

MIHZEM has become the second Qatar-linked LNG carrier tracked passing through the Strait of Hormuz, offering another signal that Qatari gas traffic is moving through the key export chokepoint.

Qatar-linked LNG carrier MIHZEM has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, becoming the second Qatari gas vessel tracked making the transit in the current monitoring window, according to TankerMap vessel data. The movement adds another important datapoint for the LNG market as shipowners, traders and charterers watch whether Qatari export flows are continuing through the region’s main maritime chokepoint.

For TankerMap readers, the significance is broader than a single ship. TankerMap tracks 904 LNG carriers within a global fleet of 4,105 vessels, and a second completed Qatari LNG transit suggests that at least part of Gulf gas traffic is still moving through Hormuz. That helps the market assess navigational risk, cargo timing and the practical continuity of LNG exports from Qatar.