As part of India's Look East policy, the ships visited the Shanghai port on 13 June 2012, for a five-day goodwill tour. INS Shakti served as the fuel and logistics tanker to the three destroyers.
Under India's "Look East" policy, naval vessels made a five-day goodwill visit to Shanghai port on June 13, 2012. The Indian destroyer INS Shakti acted as the logistics and fuel supply vessel for the three ships.