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A French-linked container ship, CMA CGM Kribi, has exited the Strait of Hormuz, likely marking the first Western Europe–linked transit since the war largely halted shipping in the strategic waterway, according to a Bloomberg report on Friday.
According to the report, a container ship signaling French ownership exited the Strait of Hormuz while sailing close to the Iranian coast, moving through a channel between the islands of Qeshm and Larak while openly broadcasting its journey.
On Friday morning, the vessel signaled that it was off Muscat, and two people familiar with the situation also said the ship had crossed, the report said.
The Maltese-flagged vessel belongs to CMA CGM SA, the world’s third-largest container shipping line, which is majority-owned by the billionaire Saade family.
Iran has maintained effective control of the Strait of Hormuz for weeks since the United States and Israel launched a joint offensive on Iran on Feb. 28, killing more than 1,300 people so far, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Tehran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, as well as Jordan, Iraq and Gulf countries hosting U.S. military assets.
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