Mumbai, March 12 -- A Liberia-flagged crude oil tanker carrying Saudi Arabian crude safely arrived at Mumbai Port on Thursday, completing a sensitive journey through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
The vessel, 'Shenlong Suezmax,' was captained by an Indian officer and transported crude oil loaded at Ras Tanura, one of Saudi Arabia's most important oil export terminals. Visuals released from Mumbai Port showed the massive tanker approaching the harbour before docking at the port after completing the long voyage across the Arabian Sea.
According to officials from the Mumbai Port Trust, the tanker had departed from Ras Tanura on March one and subsequently navigated the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow but crucial maritime corridor link...