Mumbai/IBNS, March 12 -- Two crude oil tankers carrying nearly three million barrels of West Asian crude have reached India after successfully navigating the conflict-hit Strait of Hormuz, offering a rare sign of movement in a maritime corridor that has witnessed severe disruption since the latest escalation in the Middle East.

Shipping data and industry sources confirmed that the vessels arrived in India after passing through the strategic waterway linking the Persian Gulf with the Arabian Sea.

Their arrival has fuelled hope within India's energy sector that additional shipments of oil and liquefied petroleum gas currently stranded in the Gulf region may soon reach Indian ports.

One of the vessels, the Liberia-flagged Suezmax tanker S...