Two India-bound LPG tankers crossing Strait of Hormuz out of Gulf

NEW DELHI : Two liquefied petroleum gas tankers, BW Elm and BW Tyr, are crossing the ​Strait of Hormuz bound for India, according to ‌ship tracking data from LSEG and Kpler. Two LPG carriers, BW Tyr and BW Elm, carrying a combined LPG cargo of about 94,000 MT, have safely transited the region and are moving towards India shores. BW Tyr is proceeding towards Mumbai with an expected time of arrival on 31 March 2026 & BW Elm is en route to New Mangalore with an estimated arrival date of 01 April 2026.

The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has all but halted shipping through the strait, but Iran ​said this week that “non-hostile vessels” may transit the waterway ​if they coordinate with Iranian authorities.

The two India-flagged ⁠vessels have crossed the Gulf area and are in ​the eastern Strait of Hormuz, the data showed.India is ​gradually moving its stranded LPG cargoes out from the strait, with four LPG tankers moved so far – Shivalik, Nanda Devi, Pine Gas, and Jag ​Vasant.

As of Friday, 20 Indian-flagged ships including five ​LPG carriers were stranded in the Gulf, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, special ‌secretary ⁠in the federal shipping ministry, said. LPG carriers Jag Vikram, Green Asha and Green Sanvi are still in the western Strait of Hormuz, LSEG data show. India, the world’s second-largest ​LPG importer, ​is battling its worst ⁠gas crisis in decades, with the government cutting supplies for industries to shield ​households from any shortage of cooking gas.

The country ​consumed ⁠33.15 million metric tons of LPG, or cooking gas, last year, with imports accounting for about 60% of demand. ⁠About ​90% of those imports came ​from the Middle East. India is also loading LPG onto its empty vessels stranded ​in the Gulf.

Source : Reuters