The ministry specified that navigation will be allowed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time. Vessels with fishing licenses will be permitted to operate throughout the day.
Qatari tankers had not passed through the Strait of Hormuz for more than a month due to its effective closure amid fighting in Iran.
Earlier, Axios journalist Barak Ravid, citing a U.S. official, reported that several U.S. Navy ships had entered the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that American warships had begun clearing mines from the strait, adding that all Iranian minelayers had been sunk. At the same time, according to state television, Iran denied that U.S. vessels had passed through the strait, Sky News reported.
On April 9, Bloomberg reported that the world’s largest liquefied natural gas plant in Ras Laffan, Qatar, is preparing to resume part of its production. Necessary repair work is underway ahead of the restart, which could take place in the coming days if navigation through the Strait of Hormuz is restored, the agency said.
Earlier, two LNG tankers loaded with liquefied natural gas from Qatar abandoned attempts to pass through the strait after failing to receive permission from Iranian authorities.
The QatarEnergy plant in Ras Laffan has been shut since early March following a missile strike from Iran.