Two More LPG Tankers Transit Through Hormuz, Likely To Reach Indian Ports Over Next Two Days

Last Updated:March 24, 2026, 08:25 IST

LPG tankers -- Pine Gas and Jag Vasant -- sailing close to each other, started from the Persian Gulf on Monday morning before crossing the strait.

As the Strait of Hormuz remains shut for many countries, two more Indian-flagged LPG tankers, carrying roughly a day’s supply of the country’s cooking gas, have safely navigated through the key route. The tankers are expected to reach Indian shores over the next two days.

LPG tankers — Pine Gas and Jag Vasant — sailing close to each other, started from the Persian Gulf on Monday morning before crossing the strait.

Two More Indian Tankers Sailing Through Hormuz

The two ships, carrying 92,612 tonnes of LPG, have started movement, said Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Special Secretary in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways.

The tankers are likely to reach Indian ports between March 26 and March 28. The vessels have 33 and 27 Indian seafarers onboard, according to the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

The two ships were among the 22 Indian-flagged vessels that were stranded in the Persian Gulf after the war in West Asia nearly closed the Strait of Hormuz.

Earlier, vessels, MT Shivalik and MT Nanda Devi, carrying about 92,712 tonnes of LPG, arrived safely on the Indian shore. LPG carrier Shivalik reached Mundra in Gujarat on March 16, while another LPG tanker, Nanda Devi, reached Kandla port in Gujarat the next day.

Indian-flagged oil tanker Jag Laadki, with 80,886 tonnes of crude oil from the UAE, reached Mundra on March 18. Another tanker, Jag Prakash, carrying gasoline from Oman to Africa, had previously safely crossed the strait and is en route to Tanzania.

According to news agency PTI, a close to 500 tanker vessels remain confined within the Persian (Arabian) Gulf, including include 108 crude oil tankers, 166 oil product tankers, 104 chemical/product tankers, 52 chemical tankers and 53 other tanker types.

Notably, India imports around 88 per cent of its crude oil, 50 per cent of natural gas, and 60 per cent of LPG. More than half of the crude oil that India imported came from countries like Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the UAE before the war, using the Strait of Hormuz for shipping.

(With agency inputs)

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