SEOUL, June 14 — A South Korean vessel has successfully transited the Red Sea and is currently en route home, marking the ninth crude oil shipment to use the route, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.
The Ministry said the oil tanker loaded crude oil at Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu Port and passed through the Red Sea as the country seeks to import oil through alternative routes amid the ongoing disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
It marked the ninth such shipment since April.
“As the vessel passed through the Red Sea, we monitored the situation around the clock and provided safety information while maintaining communication channels between the government, the shipper and the vessel,” the ministry said.
“We will continue efforts to maintain the stability of crude oil supplies to the country,” it added.
