Japanese shipping firms direct vessels to minimize time in Persian Gulf
Two major Japanese shipping companies have directed their vessels to minimize time spent in the Persian Gulf before passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
NYK Line and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines say that they have issued the direction following US strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines currently has around 15 vessels in the Persian Gulf, including tankers carrying oil and natural gas.
NYK Line usually operates around 20 tankers and automobile carriers in the gulf.
Mitsui O.S.K. says its most experienced captains are monitoring waters in the Middle East around the clock from a safety operations support center at its Tokyo head office.
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