Two Indian LPG Tankers Clear Disruption-Hit Strait of Hormuz
The first vessel, BW Tyr, is bound for Mumbai and is scheduled to dock on Tuesday, while the second, BW Elm, is headed to New Mangalore with an expected arrival on Wednesday.
New Delhi moved to reassure the public over the welfare of its maritime personnel operating in one of the world's most volatile shipping corridors.
"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.
The update carries significant weight for India, which sources roughly 50% of its total energy supplies from the Gulf — trade valued at $180 billion in 2024 alone, underscoring the country's acute vulnerability to prolonged regional instability.
The announcement comes as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively disrupted since early March, following the US-Israeli air offensive against Iran launched on Feb. 28 — a campaign that has claimed more than 1,340 lives to date, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Under normal conditions, approximately 20 million barrels of oil transit the strait daily. Its disruption has since driven up shipping costs and sent global oil prices sharply higher.
Tehran has responded with successive waves of drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf states hosting US military assets, triggering casualties, infrastructure damage, and widespread turbulence across global markets and international aviation networks.
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