An Iran oil tanker headed for India changed course near Gujarat and is now bound for China. (Representative image)An oil tanker carrying Iranian crude that was on course for India changed its declared destination to a Chinese port after coming quite close to Gujarat, according to ship tracking data Friday. For nearly seven years now, India has not bought Iranian oil. Eswatini-flagged tanker Ping Shun, which was approaching the Vadinar port in Gujarat, later signalled Dongying in China’s Shandong province as its destination, according to data from commodity market analytics firm Kpler. Later, it took a sharp turn to the south from its earlier course, and changed its declared destination to Dongying.

Source: Indian Express April 03, 2026 14:16 UTC