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Indian LPG Tankers Set to Navigate Hormuz Amid Tensions

3/20/2026

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Two Indian-flagged LPG tankers, Pine Gas and Jag Vasant, are set to sail through the Strait of Hormuz after a pause.
No crude oil tankers have transited the Strait in the past 24 hours due to threats from Tehran against ships leaving the Gulf.
The vessels are anchored off Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.
Iran has permitted two Indian LPG carriers to navigate the strait, suggesting some vessels can obtain safe passage amid tensions.

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Two Indian-flagged LPG tankers, Pine Gas and Jag Vasant, are set to sail through the Strait of Hormuz after a pause.
No crude oil tankers have transited the Strait in the past 24 hours due to threats from Tehran against ships leaving the Gulf.
The vessels are anchored off Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.
Iran has permitted two Indian LPG carriers to navigate the strait, suggesting some vessels can obtain safe passage amid tensions.