 "Indian Flagged LPG Vessel Shivalik in Indian waters, docks at the Mundra Port. (Image Courtesy: X/ANI Snapshot file")
The seventh India-bound ship carrying LPG has safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz, with the last 17 vessels waiting to leave the waterway in the coming days.
The latest LPG tanker, Green Sanvi, crossed the Strait on Friday as the key shipping route continues to be blocked because of the Iran war. So far, six LPG tankers have reached India after Tehran said that Indian ships are authorised to cross Hormuz safely.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had earlier said that the Strait of Hormuz is open for “friendly nations” including China, Russia, India, Iraq, and Pakistan.
Meanwhile, according to a report by the Times of India, two of the 17 ships in line – Green Asha and Jag Vikram – will depart for India soon.
Which LPG tankers have reached India so far?
India is among the countries that have had the highest number of ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz since February 28. Ships that have safely made their way to Indian ports include:
Shivalik
Nanda Devi
Jag Laadki
Pine Gas
Jag Vasant
BW Tyr
BW Elm
Green Sanvi
India-bound ship changes route
A US-sanctioned oil tanker carrying Iranian crude has changed its declared destination mid-voyage from India to China, according to ship-tracking data, raising doubts over what could have been India’s first such import in nearly seven years.
The Aframax vessel Ping Shun, built in 2002 and sanctioned by the United States in 2025, is now signalling Dongying as its destination while carrying around 600,000 barrels of Iranian oil. Earlier this week, the tanker had listed Vadinar as its intended port, according to data from Kpler.
Had the shipment reached India, it would have marked the country’s first import of Iranian crude since 2019, when purchases were halted following the imposition of tighter US sanctions.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gases, on Saturday, however, rejected the reports, saying that they are factually incorrect. “Amid Middle East supply disruptions, Indian refiners have secured their crude oil requirements, including from Iran; and there is no payment hurdle for Iranian crude imports as per some rumours being circulated,” it said in a statement.
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Several diplomats told Reuters that the UNSC vote on the Bahraini resolution has been moved to next week, but a date has not yet been fixed.
While Bahrain’s UN Mission has not commented on the schedule change, the resolution faced resistance from China, Russia, and others and has been toned down from its original form.