In the meantime, a sanctioned ship connected to Iranian trade has indicated India as its destination; if this move is carried out, it would be a first.
Data supplier and intelligence services According to Anfil Gas, the Indian-flagged ships Green Sanvi, Green Asha, BW Elm, BW Tyr, and Jag Vikram have moved closer to the Strait is exit. Except for Jag Vikram, who is in ballast, everyone is burdened.
Nine LPG carriers with ties to India have crossed the vital waterway since the beginning of the conflict if the ships are able to pass through. Jag Vasant, Pine Gas, Nanda Devi, and Shivalik have all passed thus far.
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways predicts that Pine Gas and Jag Vasant, together weighing 90,000 tons, would reach Indian ports between March 26 and 28. Shivalik and Nanda Devi were carrying a comparable volume, according to earlier reports from Riviera.
According to a recent analysis by Kpler, “successful diplomatic negotiations between New Delhi and Tehran appear to be favoring Indian-flagged warships.”
Additionally, according to data from Anfil Gas, Sea Bird, a US-sanctioned LPG carrier associated with Iranian trade, has indicated that India is its destination. The ship recently changed its name to Aurora, according to several shipping records.
Anfil Gas claims that if the ship makes it to India, it will be the first LPG carrier with ties to Iran to do so. According to maritime tracking data, it crossed the Strait of Hormuz on March 17.
Due of its significant reliance on Middle Eastern supplies, India has a shortage of LPG, as Riviera has previously reported. According to Kpler data, imports in March are currently close to a ten-year low of about 850,000 tonnes, a significant decrease from the average of 2.1 million tonnes in the first two months of the year.
According to Anfil Gas data, an additional 12 VLGCs are en route to India with around 525,000 tonnes of LPG imported from the United States. Two arrived over the weekend, and the remaining two are due in April. Two more are anticipated by the end of the month.
But according to Anfil Gas, “US-sourced volumes are insufficient to meet the demands of the world’s second-largest importer, where the residential sector remains a primary source of demand.”
According to Anfil Gas statistics, Ocean Gas, a Panamanian-flagged LPG carrier, was loaded at the Yanbu port in Saudi Arabia on March 21 and is currently traveling to India.
