LPG Carrier ‘Shivalik’ Arrives At Mundra Port After Crossing Strait Of Hormuz; Another Vessel ‘Nanda Devi’ To Reach India Soon
An Indian LPG carrier, Shivalik, carrying about 40,000 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas, reached Mundra Port in Gujarat on Monday evening after safely passing through the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions in West Asia. An Indian LPG carrier, Shivalik, carrying about 40,000 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas, reached Mundra Port in Gujarat on Monday evening after safely transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing tensions in West Asia. The vessel exited the crucial waterway late Sunday night or early Monday morning before arriving at the port. Earlier in the day, speaking at an Inter-Ministerial briefing on Recent Developments in West Asia in New Delhi, Special Secretary at the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, said arrangements had been made to ensure smooth unloading of the cargo. Another Vessel Arriving Soon Sinha said that documentation and priority berthing had been organised at Mundra Port so that there would be no delay in the disch...