Two LPG Ships Sail Through Hormuz to Shortage-Hit India

Two tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas are heading to India after crossing the Strait of Hormuz, providing some relief to acute shortages as the war in the Persian Gulf disrupts supply of the cooking fuel.

The state-owned ships were granted safe transit through the strait, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said Saturday. There remains 22 India-flagged vessels stuck in the Persian Gulf including six LPG vessels, one LNG carrier and four crude oil tankers, according to Rajesh Kumar Sinha, special secretary at the shipping ministry.