Two liquefied petroleum gas tankers, BW Elm and BW Tyr, are crossing the Strait of Hormuz toward India, offering one of the clearest signs yet that some cargo movements are resuming despite the severe disruption caused by the US-Iran war. Ship-tracking data indicate India is gradually moving stranded LPG volumes out of the Gulf, although several carriers are still waiting in or near the strait.
The partial restart matters for both regional energy security and tanker sentiment. India relies heavily on imported LPG, with the Middle East supplying the vast majority of those volumes, so any successful outbound transit from the Gulf helps ease pressure on a market already facing acute supply strain. Even so, the fact that multiple Indian-flagged ships remain stranded shows the waterway is still operating under exceptional risk rather than normal commercial conditions.
For TankerMap users, the story highlights how quickly chokepoint stress can reshape vessel flows. The platform tracks 4,105 vessels globally, including 3,201 crude tankers and 904 LNG carriers, providing live visibility into fleet positioning as traders react to security shifts. AIS data on Saturday continued to show active tanker traffic across major routes, but Hormuz remains the market’s most sensitive pressure point for energy shipping.