<p>New Delhi: In a significant development, an India-flagged tanker, Jag Vikram, carrying liquefied petroleum gas, successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. This was the first such transit by an Indian vessel since the announcement of a temporary two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.</p><p>The tanker navigated the strategic chokepoint between Friday night and Saturday morning and was spotted in the Gulf of Oman, east of the Strait, on Saturday afternoon, proceeding eastwards, according to ship-tracking data. </p><p>This passage marks a return of Indian shipping activity through one of the world’s most critical energy routes.</p><p>Jag Vikram is the ninth Indian vessel to exit the Persian Gulf since early March, while about 15 India-flagged ships remain in the region, awaiting passage.</p><p>Several foreign-flagged ships carrying India-bound cargo also remain stranded in the Persian Gulf.</p><p>Owned by Mumbai-based Great Eastern Shipping Company, Jag Vikram is a mid-sized gas carrier with a deadweight capacity of over 26,000 tonnes.</p><p>It was estimated that the ship was carrying around 20,000 tonnes of LPG.</p><p>According to MarineTraffic data, hundreds of vessels remain in the region, including 426 tankers, 34 LPG carriers and 19 LNG vessels, many of which had been effectively stranded amid the disruption.</p>
<p>New Delhi: In a significant development, an India-flagged tanker, Jag Vikram, carrying liquefied petroleum gas, successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. This was the first such transit by an Indian vessel since the announcement of a temporary two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.</p><p>The tanker navigated the strategic chokepoint between Friday night and Saturday morning and was spotted in the Gulf of Oman, east of the Strait, on Saturday afternoon, proceeding eastwards, according to ship-tracking data. </p><p>This passage marks a return of Indian shipping activity through one of the world’s most critical energy routes.</p><p>Jag Vikram is the ninth Indian vessel to exit the Persian Gulf since early March, while about 15 India-flagged ships remain in the region, awaiting passage.</p><p>Several foreign-flagged ships carrying India-bound cargo also remain stranded in the Persian Gulf.</p><p>Owned by Mumbai-based Great Eastern Shipping Company, Jag Vikram is a mid-sized gas carrier with a deadweight capacity of over 26,000 tonnes.</p><p>It was estimated that the ship was carrying around 20,000 tonnes of LPG.</p><p>According to MarineTraffic data, hundreds of vessels remain in the region, including 426 tankers, 34 LPG carriers and 19 LNG vessels, many of which had been effectively stranded amid the disruption.</p>
