Two more Indian-flagged LPG tankers, Green Asha and Green Sanvi, have exited the Gulf carrying fuel to the South Asian nation, according to ship tracking data on LSEG and Kpler.
Data showed that the third ship, Jag Vikram, was still in the western Strait of Hormuz.
The US-Israeli war against Iran has halted navigation through the strait, but Iran says that “non-hostile ships” may cross the waterway if they coordinate with the Iranian authorities.
The data showed that Green Asha and Green Sanvi crossed the Gulf region and are in the eastern Strait of Hormuz, bringing the total number of Indian-flagged LPG tankers that crossed the strait to eight.
India is gradually moving its suspended LPG cargoes out of the strait, with Shivalik, Nanda Devi, Pine Gas, Jag Vasant, BW Elm and BW Tyr already arriving in India.
India, the world’s second-largest importer of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), is facing its worst gas crisis in decades, with the government reducing supplies to industries to protect families from any shortage of cooking gas.
The country consumed 33.15 million metric tons of liquefied petroleum gas, 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 on its empty ships stuck in the Gulf.
