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malaise

(296,199 posts) Fri Apr 3, 2026, 09:32 AM 18 hrs ago

A French and a Japanese ship have been allowed to cross

The Strait of Hormuz

From AlJazeera

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A French and a Japanese ship have been allowed to cross (Original Post) malaise 18 hrs ago OP

Wonder if they paid in yuan leftstreet 18 hrs ago #1

Kick dalton99a 18 hrs ago #2

Sounds like an easy solution. David__77 17 hrs ago #3

leftstreet

(40,730 posts)

1. Wonder if they paid in yuan

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 09:38 AM

18 hrs ago

probably

dalton99a

(94,218 posts)

2. Kick

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 09:48 AM

18 hrs ago

LSEG shipping data showed that on Thursday the vessel changed its Automatic Identification System destination ⁠to “Owner France” before entering Iran’s territorial waters in the Strait, signalling to Iranian authorities the nationality of its owner.

Ships have previously used similar tactics to assert neutrality when transiting conflict zones. Several Chinese vessels that have ⁠passed through the Strait also set their destinations to “Chinese owner & crew".

The ship had originally been bound for Pointe-Noire in the Republic of the Congo.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-owned-cma-cgm-container-ship-passes-strait-hormuz-data-shows-2026-04-03/

David__77

(24,751 posts)

3. Sounds like an easy solution.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:07 AM

17 hrs ago

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