Two vessels loaded with MDI from the idled Sadara production plant in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, are poised to transit the strait of Hormuz.
The 26,400dwt Bow Mercury began declaring its destination as Kandla, India on 26 May, with an estimated arrival date of 15 June, according to vessel tracking firm Kpler.
The vessel loaded around 8,000t of MDI at Jubail around 7 March, according to Kpler data. It is also carrying around 2,000t of propylene glycol (PG), 7,500t of polymeric polyols, 2,200t of monoethanolamine (MEA), 1,200t of triethanolamine (TEA) and 6,000t of other chemicals, Kpler estimates.
The Bow Mercury originally declared its destination for Kandla on 7 March, but has so far remained in the Mideast Gulf. The vessel set a course for Port Khalid in the UAE on 22 May and is currently berthed there.
The 26,000dwt Bow Lion also set a course for Port Khalid on 26 May. It loaded a cargo including around 5,200t of MDI, 4,200t of PG, 6,200t of polymeric polyols, 2,000t of MEA, 1,500t of TEA and other chemicals in late February-early March, according to Kpler. It may also be bound for Kandla, according to Vortexa.
No MDI shipments have passed the strait of Hormuz since late February. Isocyanates loading at the Jubail complex was halted in early March following the start of the US-Iran war, and all production at the Sadara site has since stopped.
