Despite ongoing restrictions from the US and Iran, two ships headed for India that were carrying cooking fuel from the Persian Gulf appear to have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, making them the most recent to do so.
After turning off its transponder, one of the carriers of liquefied petroleum gas, Symi, surfaced in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday. A few hours later, NV Sunshine did the same.
Since Sunday, ten huge ships carrying petrol, fuel and oil have passed through Hormuz thanks to the two passes. Despite a stalemate in the war-ending discussions, that represents an uptick over recent weeks.

Exporters from the Persian Gulf are increasingly successful in getting their goods abroad. Among those who have been transporting fuel on ships passing across the strait without disclosing their positions is Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.
According to ship-tracking data, the NV Sunshine, which filled LPG at the Ruwais refinery in the United Arab Emirates, last transmitted its location east of Iran's Larak Island a few hours beforehand before going black. It then appeared in the Gulf of Oman late Thursday morning. It used to broadcast Mangalore, India, as a destination, but now it shows Kandla, which is in western India. From Ras Laffan, Qatar, the Symi is carrying fuel to Kandla.

Four very large oil carriers, one tanker carrying liquefied natural gas and three other boats carrying LPG have recently crossed the strait. Some remain inside the US blockade line that stretches from the Iran-Pakistan border to Rad al Hadd in Oman.
After being turned around by the US Navy, the Agios Fanourios I, a supertanker headed for Vietnam that was carrying Iraqi crude, is now sitting in the Gulf of Oman. The American blockade line was crossed on Thursday by the Chinese tanker Yuan Hua Hu, with Japan's Eneos Endeavour following closely behind.

Recently, the Tara Gas, another VLGC notorious for its involvement in Iranian trade, breached the US border and headed toward India.