Two Indian LPG carriers transit Strait of Hormuz amid disruptions

ISTANBUL

Two Indian liquefied petroleum gas carriers are en route to India after transiting the Strait of Hormuz, India’s Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry said Sunday, despite ongoing disruptions in the waterway.

The two tankers are carrying a combined cargo of about 94,000 metric tons of LPG, the ministry said in a statement.

One vessel, BW Tyr, is bound for Mumbai and is expected to arrive Tuesday. The other, BW Elm, is headed to New Mangalore and is due Wednesday.

“All Indian seafarers in the region are safe, and no incident involving Indian-flagged vessels has been reported in the past 24 hours,” the ministry said. It added that 18 Indian-flagged vessels with 485 Indian seafarers remain in the western Persian Gulf region.

India sources about 50% of its energy supplies from the Gulf, valued at $180 billion in 2024, the statement said.

The update comes as tensions persist following a US-Israeli air offensive on Iran that began Feb. 28, killing more than 1,340 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, as well as Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries hosting US military assets, causing casualties and damaging infrastructure while disrupting global markets and aviation.

The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively disrupted since early March. Around 20 million barrels of oil normally pass through it daily, and the disruption has driven up shipping costs and pushed global oil prices higher.