Two India-Bound LPG Tankers Add to Uptick in Hormuz Transits

By Weilun Soon

May 14, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Two India-bound vessels laden with cooking fuel from the Persian Gulf appear to have transited the Strait of Hormuz, making them the latest to exit despite continued restrictions from the US and Iran.

One of the liquefied petroleum gas carriers, Symi, emerged in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday after turning off its transponder, with the other — NV Sunshine — also following suit a few hours later.

The two passages take the number of large ships carrying oil, fuel and gas that have made it through Hormuz since Sunday to ten. That’s an