Two Chinese Container Ships From Cosco Attempt Hormuz Exit Again

By Weilun Soon

Mar 30, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Two container ships linked to China’s state-owned Cosco Shipping Corp. are trying again to exit the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg News, just days after aborting a previous attempt.

The CSCL Indian Ocean and CSCL Arctic Ocean began sailing northeast from waters off Dubai on Monday morning, heading toward a channel in between Iran’s Larak and Qeshm islands, near the narrow opening of the strait, the data showed. They are listed as part of Cosco Shipping Lines Co.’s fleet, according to the website of the company,