Tanker with Saudi crude oil reaches Mumbai port
New Delhi/Mumbai, March 11 -- A Liberian flagged tanker hauling Saudi Arabian crude, captained by an Indian, cleared the Strait of Hormuz two days ago and has berthed at the port of Mumbai, becoming the first India-destined vessel to safely transit the waterway, where maritime traffic has all but halted since the US and Israel attacked Iran.
The Liberia-flagged Shenlong Suezmax loaded crude from the Saudi port Ras Tanura on March 1 and embarked two days later. Its last signaled location was inside the strait on March 8, according to maritime data firms Llyod's List Intelligence and TankerTrackers.
Iran has struck merchant ships and threatened not to let oil transit the water channel, other than those headed to China, effectively making one ...
To read the full article or to get the complete feed from this publication, please
Contact Us.