India bound US-sanctioned tanker with Iranian crude reroutes to China mid-voyage

NEW DELHI: A US-sanctioned tanker carrying Iranian crude oil has altered its course mid-voyage, dropping India as its destination and rerouting to China, in a move that underscores ongoing challenges in resuming oil trade with Iran. The Aframax tanker Ping Shun, which had been signalling Vadinar in Gujarat earlier this week, is now indicating Dongying in China as its destination, according to ship-tracking firm Kpler. The vessel was expected to deliver what would have been India’s first Iranian crude cargo since 2019. “An Iranian crude vessel ‘Ping Shun’ that had been en route to Vadinar, India, over the past three…