Japan shipping group says Strait of Hormuz closed to energy, other traffic

Prolonged crude oil, LNG stoppage could stoke Japanese inflation

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Multiple tanker owners, oil majors and trading houses have suspended energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. © Reuters

TOMONORI WASHIDA

TOKYO — One of Japan’s biggest maritime shipping groups said Sunday that the Iranian Navy had issued a ban on sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for Middle Eastern crude oil and liquefied natural gas.