An India-bound Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) carrier successfully crossed the Hormuz strait Saturday. A shipping ministry statement said MT Sarv Shakti is a Marshall Islands-flagged LPG carrier, carrying 46,313 tonnes of LPG. There are 20 crew members onboard including 18 Indians. “The vessel is expected to arrive at Visakhapatnam on May 13, 2026,” the ministry said.
This is the first passage of an India bound vessel across the Hormuz strait since Iran and United States blocked ship transit in the region. Tensions in the Persian Gulf flared up when Israel-United States (US) joint strikes assassinated Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Iran retaliated with strikes across the region and stalled vessel movement across the Strait of Hormuz, destabilising global energy supply chains. Subsequently, US too blocked vessel movement across the Hormuz.
There are currently 13 Indian-flagged vessels stranded in the West of the Strait of Hormuz. Nine Indian LPG vessels and one crude oil vessel have safely transited the strait since February 28 – when the crisis began.
This is the first passage of an India bound vessel across the Hormuz strait since Iran and United States blocked ship transit in the region. Tensions in the Persian Gulf flared up when Israel-United States (US) joint strikes assassinated Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Also Read |India-linked ship carrying cooking fuel manages Hormuz exit
Iran retaliated with strikes across the region and stalled vessel movement across the Strait of Hormuz, destabilising global energy supply chains. Subsequently, US too blocked vessel movement across the Hormuz.
There are currently 13 Indian-flagged vessels stranded in the West of the Strait of Hormuz. Nine Indian LPG vessels and one crude oil vessel have safely transited the strait since February 28 – when the crisis began.
