First LNG shipment breaks through Hormuz blockade.

First LNG shipment breaks through Hormuz blockade. The Mubaraz tanker, loaded from Abu Dhabi's Das Island facility in early March, has successfully traversed the Strait of Hormuz after two months of near-total shipping closure due to US-Iran tensions. The vessel went dark on transponders around March 31, a common tactic to avoid detection, before reappearing west of India on April 27. Global energy markets have been severely constrained by the blockade, which has restricted roughly one-fifth of worldwide LNG supply. The passage of this cargo signals potential relief for tightened energy markets that have seen prices surge sharply. The Mubaraz is currently headed toward China with an estimated arrival by May 15. While several Qatari LNG carriers approached the strait in recent weeks, most turned back amid escalating tensions.