Indian LPG vessel Shivalik arrives at LPG terminal Mundra Port in Mundra, India, Monday, March 16, 2026. India has emerged as one of the countries with the highest number of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz as Iran continues to tighten its grip on the crucial trade route. At least eight Indian vessels have passed through the Hormuz Strait since the Iran war began on February 28, while more than 10 vessels have crossed the West Asian region. According to Tehran, the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow shipping lane that is a conduit for oil and gas exports from Gulf countries to the world, is only closed for the US and its allies. Iran has allowed "friendly" nations to sail through the Hormuz. Liberia-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia, that arrived clearing the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 12, 2026. Originally, there were 28 Indian-flagged vessels in the Strait of Hormuz when the war in West Asia broke out. Of these, 24 were on the West side of the Strait and four on the East side. Seven vessels from the west side and two from the east have managed to sail to safety, according to PTI. Green Sanvi - Green Sanvi, an Indian LPG tanker carrying roughly half a day's cooking gas supply, is the latest to have successfully crossed the war-hit Strait of Hormuz. "LPG vessel Green Sanvi has safely transited the Strait of Hormuz, carrying 46,650 tonnes of LPG cargo with 25 seafarers on board," a government statement said. BW TYR and BW ELM - Earlier this week, two LPG carriers, BW TYR and BW ELM, carrying a combined LPG cargo of about 94,000 tonnes, safely transited the region. While BW TYR reached Mumbai on March 31, BW ELM docked at New Mangalore on April 1. hips sail through the Arabian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz as the sun sets in the United Arab Emirates Monday, March 23, 2026. Pine Gas and Jag Vasant - Prior to that, two more Indian-flagged LPG tankers had safely sailed through the Strait of Hormuz. Pine Gas and Jag Vasant, carrying 92,612 tonnes of LPG, reached Indian ports between March 26 and March 28. Shivalik and Nanda Devi - MT Shivalik and MT Nanda Devi were the first Indian vessels to cross the Strait of Hormuz after the Iran war broke out on February 28. The two vessels, carrying about 92,712 tonnes of LPG, had reached Mundra port in Gujarat on March 16 and Kandla port in the state on March 17, respectively. LPG tanker Nanda Devi arrives at Vadinar (Jamnagar) port carrying 46,500 MT LPG for ship-to-ship transfer at the anchorage. (ANI) Sea Bird - The Sea Bird, a vessel from Iran, also reached the port of Mangalore. "LPG vessel Sea Bird carrying around 44,000 tonnes of Iranian LPG berthed at Mangalore, India on April 2 and is currently discharging," the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said in a post on X. The purchase follows the United States last month waiving sanctions on Iranian oil and refined products temporarily to ease prices that have skyrocketed since the start of the Iran war. Jag Laadki and Jag Prakash - Besides these LPG tankers, the Indian-flagged oil tanker Jag Laadki, with 80,886 tonnes of crude oil from the UAE, reached Mundra on March 18. It sailed from the Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid the ongoing war in West Asia. Another tanker, Jag Prakash, carrying gasoline from Oman to Africa, had previously safely crossed the strait and is en route to Tanzania. Kutch: Indian vessel 'Jag Laadki' carrying 80,800 metric tonnes of crude oil arrives at Mundra Port, in Kutch, Gujarat, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. LPG carriers Jag Vikram and Green Asha are still in the western Strait of Hormuz. One empty vessel is being filled with LPG.