LNG Tankers Make U-Turns From Hormuz as Iran Keeps Strait Shut

Several liquefied natural gas tankers reversed course en route to the Strait of Hormuz after Iran warned ship captains that the vital channel is once again closed to maritime traffic.

Five LNG tankers — that loaded up in Qatar before being stranded in the Persian Gulf for more than a month — halted their journeys toward the western opening of the strait, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg.