Pertamina Pride Resumes Voyage to Indonesia After Exiting Strait of Hormuz

PT Pertamina International Shipping (PIS) has announced that the VLCC tanker Pertamina Pride has resumed its voyage to Indonesia after safely transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Pjs Corporate Secretary of PIS Vega Pita stated that the vessel, which had been held up since March, is now continuing its journey to Cilacap to transport crude oil in order to safeguard national energy security. She noted that this success follows the Gamsunoro’s exit from the same area. Consequently, both PIS vessels that had been detained since March have now left the Arabian Gulf region and returned to normal operations. “Both PIS vessels that were held up since March can now continue their journey and operate as usual,” Vega said in a statement. Pertamina Pride began moving on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. Dubai time and successfully passed through the critical area and the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday at 00:15 a.m. Western Indonesia Time. The success demonstrates that the risk mitigation and operational monitoring carried out by PIS have been effective in maintaining shipping safety amid regional dynamics.