Most India-bound crude, LPG and LNG tankers continue to sail away from the strait of Hormuz, and are seeking government direction to move ahead, according to shipping sources, after two India-flagged vessels came under attack attempting to transit the strait on 18 April.
A total of eight India-bound crude tankers carrying a total of 13.13mn bl of Mideast Gulf crude, three tankers carrying 115,600t of LPG, and four tankers carrying a total of 297,000t of LNG, along with a few other chemical tankers (See table), are stuck within the region, satellite image from Vortexa show.
The volumes on the LPG and LNG tankers are expected to meet over a day's demand.
India-bound crude carrier Samnar Herad and bulk carrier Jag Arnav reported a firing incident while transiting the strait of Hormuz, following which they returned to the Persian Gulf, according to the Indian government.
New Delhi issued a rare rebuke of Iranian actions and called on Tehran to facilitate free transit by India-bound vessels through the strait.
India-flagged crude carrier Desh Garima managed to transit the strait on 18 April and is expected to arrive at Mumbai port on 22 April, the government said in a media note on 19 April.
| India-bound crude tankers | in mn bl | |
| Vessel | Grade | Quantity |
| Plata Carrier | Arab Light | 1.9 |
| Azumasan | Arab Light | 2.1 |
| Monte Urbasa | Arab Light | 1.1 |
| Sanmar Herald | Basrah Medium and Basrah Heavy | 1.8 |
| Minerva Doxa | Umm lulu | 0.9 |
| Desh Vibhor | Kuwait Export | 1.2 |
| Desh Vaibhav | Basrah Medium and Basrah Heavy | 2.1 |
| Omega Trader | Basrah Medium and Basrah Heavy | 2.0 |
| Source: Vortexa | ||
| India-bound LPG vessels | (t) |
| Vessel | Quantity |
| Pacific Star I | 19,600 |
| BW Loyalty | 48,000 |
| NV Sunshine | 48,000 |
| Source: Vortexa | |
| India-bound LNG vessels | (t) |
| Vessels | Quantity |
| Umm Al Amad | 88,300 |
| Disha | 58,000 |
| Mubaraz | 60,000 |
| Al Ghashamiya | 90,700 |
| Source: Vortexa | |
