Amid the ongoing global supply disruption due to the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, India has emerged among the countries with the highest number of ships passing through this key connectivity route. So far, at least eight Indian vessels have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since 28th Feb, after the conflict began.
These include two LPG carriers, BW TYR and BW ELM, carrying a combined LPG cargo of about 94,000 tonnes, which safely transited the war-hit zone.
The passage of vessels through the Strait has become a key concern with the US and Israel attacks on Iran and Tehran's sweeping retaliation, halting shipping through the strait - the narrow shipping lane that is a conduit for oil and gas exports from Gulf countries to the world. Iran, however, earlier said "non-hostile vessels" may pass the waterway after coordinating with Iranian authorities.
Four Indian-flagged LPG tankers sailed safely through the strait. From March 26 to 28, Pine Gas and Jag Vasant, with 92,612 tonnes of LPG, reached Indian. Before that, MT Shivalik and MT Nanda Devi, carrying about 92,712 tonnes of LPG, had reached Mundra port in Gujarat on March 16 and Kandla port, respectively, on March 17, PTI reported.
Additionally, Indian-flagged oil tanker Jag Laadki, with 80,886 tonnes of crude oil from the UAE, reached Mundra on March 18, while Jag Prakash, carrying gasoline from Oman to Africa, had previously safely crossed the strait.
Here's a list of vessels -
Shivalik
Nanda Devi
Jag Laadki
Pine Gas
Jag Vasant
BW Tyr
BW Elm
Green Sanvi
Originally, there were 28 Indian-flagged vessels in the Strait of Hormuz when the war in Middle East broke out. Out of these, 24 were on the West side of the Strait and four on the East side.
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