Another MOL-linked India vessel transits Hormuz, total to three　商船三井のインド関連船が新たに通過、３隻に

Deadline for Hormuz “48-hour rule” draws near

ホルムズ海峡、迫る「48時間ルール」の期限

As tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate, it has emerged that the small LPG carrier GREEN ASHA, an India-linked vessel associated with the MOL Group, transited the Strait of Hormuz and exited towards the Gulf of Oman by April 6, Japan time.

■The full article covers the following points (approximately 3,000 characters)

→What common characteristics were shared by vessels that were in fact able to transit the Strait of Hormuz

→Why actual transit decisions can no longer be explained by the conventional framework of “Japan-related vessels”

→What practical significance India, Oman and other “substantively involved countries” carry, and how they are treated on the ground

→What changes in operational decision-making can be seen from the Hormuz transits of three MOL-related vessels

→What specific impact the activation of the “48-hour rule” could have on the transit environment

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(Please read the remainder of the full article in both English and Japanese. The Japanese article appears after the English version.)

商船三井のインド関連船が新たに通過、３隻に

ホルムズ海峡、迫る「48時間ルール」の期限

　中東情勢の緊迫化が続く中、商船三井グループのインド関連船である小型LPG船「GREEN ASHA」が日本時間4月6日までにホルムズ海峡を通過し、オマーン湾側へ離脱したことが分かった。

■記事本文では以下の内容を読むことができます（記事全文約3000文字）

→ホルムズ海峡で実際に通過できた船舶の「共通点」とは何か

→「日本関係船」という従来の枠組みでは説明できない通航判断の実態

→インド・オマーンなど“実質関与国”が持つ意味と現地での扱われ方

→商船三井関係船3隻の通峡から見える運航判断の変化

→「48時間ルール」が発動した場合の通航環境への具体的影響

（続きは英語と日本語で書かれた本文でお読みください。日本語の記事は英文記事に続いて掲載されています）