A Pakistani oil tanker transited the Strait of Hormuz with its automatic transponder system activated, despite major disruption to shipping in the crucial waterway from the Middle East war, monitor Marine Traffic said Monday.Since the peak of disruptions due to the war, “the Aframax tanker Karachi, carrying Abu Dhabi’s Das crude, has become the first non-Iranian cargo to transit the chokepoint while broadcasting its AIS signal, suggesting that select shipments may be receiving negotiated safe passage,” Marine Traffic said on X.It said the 237-meter-long Pakistani-flagged oil tanker had a draft of 11.5 meters, indicating it was heavy and likely loaded.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.It entered Iranian waters on Sunday and “is currently sailing in the Gulf of Oman at around 9.6 knots, having successfully passed through the strait with AIS active,” MarineTraffic said in a post on Monday at 1028 GMT.“The transit follows weeks of