New Delhi, March 29 (SANA) – India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said two Indian-flagged vessels carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have crossed the Strait of Hormuz and are heading toward Indian ports.
According to a ministry statement cited by the Times of India, the tankers BW Elm and BW Tyr are transporting a combined cargo of about 94,000 tons of LPG.
The ministry said BW Tyr is bound for Mumbai, while BW Elm is sailing toward New Mangalore.
Indian authorities noted that four other Indian LPG carriers had crossed the strait earlier, while 18 Indian-flagged vessels carrying about 485 Indian sailors remain in the Gulf region.
India is the world’s fourth-largest importer of liquefied natural gas and the second-largest importer of LPG used mainly for cooking, with most supplies coming from the Middle East.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz — a key route for global crude oil and LPG supplies — has been heavily disrupted amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli–Iranian war.
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