Mumbai, March 12 -- A Liberian-flagged ship captained by an Indian and loaded with crude oil from the Saudi port of Ras Tanura has arrived at the port of Mumbai, via the Strait of Hormuz, Mumbai Port Trust has informed.

The tanker 'Shenlong Suezmax' reached Mumbai port on Wednesday, after Iran cleared the vessel to transit through the strategic waterway, authorities said.

The development comes even as sources said that Iranian authorities have decided to allow Indian flagged ships to pass safely through the Strait, where maritime traffic has all but halted since the US and Israel attacked Iran. In retaliation, Tehran targeted other West Asian nations, spilling over the conflict.

The Liberia-flagged Shenlong Suezmax loaded crude had dep...