India's Green Sanvi crosses Strait of Hormuz, seventh vessel since March

An India-flagged liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker, Green Sanvi, has successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz and moved into waters east of the strait via a route through Iran’s territorial waters, according to ship tracking data.

The vessel’s transit marks the seventh India-flagged merchant ship to pass through the chokepoint since disruptions began earlier this year, Caliber.Az reports via Indian media.

The tanker, carrying an estimated 44,000 tonnes of LPG, had been anchored in the Persian Gulf before its passage.

Industry insiders expect two additional India-flagged LPG carriers—Green Asha and Jag Vikram—to follow in the coming days, signalling a gradual resumption of movements through the strategic waterway connecting the Gulf to the Arabian Sea.

The Green Sanvi, a very large gas carrier, is owned by MOL India, the local subsidiary of Japan-based shipping group Mitsui OSK Lines. It has a deadweight capacity of nearly 50,000 tonnes and is part of a group of seven India-flagged LPG tankers that have successfully navigated the strait in recent weeks.

Ship movements through the chokepoint have been heavily regulated amid regional tensions, with vessels coordinating passages through Iranian authorities. Iran has indicated that non-hostile ships linked to countries outside the US, Israel, and their allies may transit the strait in coordination with its agencies.

While transiting, Green Sanvi signalled its identity as an Indian vessel with Indian seafarers on board, a practice increasingly used by ships moving through the area under coordinated arrangements. Tracking data indicates the vessel used a corridor between Iran’s Larak and Qeshm islands rather than the central channel of the strait.

By Aghakazim Guliyev