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Two Indian LPG carriers transit Hormuz, will reach Thursday and Saturday
Indian government says LPG shortage will be eased with the arrival of other foreign-owned LPG carriers from different parts of the world later this week
- PUBLISHED: Tue 24 Mar 2026, 6:21 PM
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Two Indian carriers loaded with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz and are likely to reach Indian ports on Thursday and Saturday, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways announced on Tuesday.
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The government said the LPG shortage in the country is likely to be eased with the arrival of other foreign-owned and flagged LPG carriers from different parts of the world to Indian shores later this week.
India is sourcing LPG from Europe, the US and other countries — the carriers are reaching the country after bypassing the Gulf.
Hellas Gladiator, which loaded LPG in the Netherlands and Gas Jupiter, from the US are carrying 24,000 tonnes each of LPG. They are expected to reach Vishakhapatnam on the eastern coast on March 30.
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The port city is home to India’s first underground LPG storage cavern, set up in a joint venture by state-owned Hindustan Petroleum. It is one of the two long-term LPG storage location, with the total cavern capacity of 60,000 tonnes.
The other underground rock cavern is in Mangalore on the west coast, with a capacity of 80,000 tonnes. India has also started sourcing LPG from other countries including the US, following the Gulf crisis. One vessel, carrying 20,000 tonnes of LPG from Houston, was expected to reach Kolkata on Tuesday.
The two Indian LPG carriers, Pine Gas and Jag Vasant that successfully transited through the strait are carrying over 92,000 tonnes of LPG. There are about 60 crew members on the two vessels. India’s domestic LPG production has also expanded by 40 per cent, according to the government, adding up to 18,000 tonnes a day.
India imports 60 per cent of its LPG requirements, besides 88 per cent of crude oil and 50 per cent of natural gas.
