CMA CGM's containership sails through the Strait of Hormuz via a Tehran-approved detour, marking a significant transit since hostilities began.
A CMA CGM containership is sailing eastbound through the Strait of Hormuz via a Tehran-approved detour, reports London's Lloyd's List. The 5,466 TEU CMA CGM Kribi had been idle in the Middle East Gulf since early March.
The vessel entered the Gulf on February 26 after a scheduled voyage from West Africa and South Africa. It called at Jebel Ali and Hassyan in the United Arab Emirates before remaining idle following the effective closure of the Strait.
CMA CGM Kribi now appears bound for Pointe Noire in the Republic of Congo on the carrier's Midas 1 service, which links India, the Gulf, and Africa. The ship is departing via the Larak Island detour.
Most transits since March 13 have taken the Tehran-approved corridor dictated by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The route passes around Larak Island and deep into Iranian waters, with vessels assumed to have coordinated with Tehran for passage.
CMA CGM acquired the Kribi in 2021 from German owners. It is only the third containership operated by a major line to transit the Strait since hostilities began. Two Cosco-operated ultra-large boxships also recently secured clearance to return to Asia.
