The Indian LPG carrier Shivalik, transporting 46,000 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas, reached Mundra Port on Monday evening with cargo ordered by Indian Oil Corporation.
Earlier in the day, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Special Secretary at the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, said during an inter-ministerial briefing in New Delhi that documentation and priority berthing had been arranged at the port to ensure there was no delay in unloading the cargo.
He added that another Indian vessel carrying LPG, Nanda Devi, is expected to arrive on Tuesday.
Sinha also said the Indian-flagged tanker Jag Laadki, which sailed from the United Arab Emirates carrying about 81,000 tonnes of Murban crude oil, is safely en route to India. He noted that all Indian seafarers in the Persian Gulf region remain safe, with no incidents reported in the past 24 hours.
At present, 22 Indian-flagged vessels remain in the Persian Gulf, carrying a total of 611 seafarers.
Jitu Vaghani, agriculture minister of Gujarat, told the state assembly that the ship passed safely through the strategic Strait of Hormuz despite heightened tensions involving Iran, Israel and other countries.
Officials at Mundra Port confirmed that Shivalik arrived with 46,000 tonnes of LPG ordered by IOCL. Of this, 20,000 tonnes will be unloaded at Mundra, while the remaining 26,000 tonnes will be discharged at Mangaluru, according to a port statement.
India relies heavily on energy imports, sourcing about 88% of its crude oil, 50% of its natural gas, and 60% of its LPG from overseas. Before the US–Israel strikes on Iran on February 28, more than half of India’s crude imports and 85–90% of its LPG supplies came from countries in West Asia.
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