French container ship reportedly passes through Strait of Hormuz

据报,一艘法国集装箱船通过霍尔木兹海峡

World Business Report

2026-04-03

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Several sources are reporting that a French-owned container ship has successfully braved the troubled Strait of Hormuz. The CMA CGM Kribi is believed to be the first western vessel to pass through the passage since the outbreak of the US-Israeli war against Iran. It was not immediately clear how the vessel secured safe passage. It comes as Iran carried out two attacks on commercial plants in Kuwait and Abu Dhabi Also there's better-than-expected jobs news for the US. And we hear from a trade expert who examines President Trump’s latest tariff announcements of up to 100% on some imported medicines. And why the price of chocolate is remaining stubbornly high Presenter: Gideon Long Senior Producer: Craig Henderson
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  • A French cargo ship reportedly makes it through the Strait of Hormuz, unscathed.

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  • I'm Gideon Long.

  • Yeah, and if those reports are true, as it seems they are,

  • that 's the first ship owned by a major Western shipping firm that 's made it through the Strait

  • since the start of the Middle East War.

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  • because it seems that a French-owned cargo ship has successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz.