Amidst the ongoing conflict between Iran and America, the crisis of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) used for cooking in India had started deepening. Long queues have started forming across the country for LPG cylinders and due to black marketing, at many places the cylinders are being sold at much more than the actual price. Amidst this growing crisis, the good news for Indians is that the Indian LPG carrier ‘Shivalik’ has reached Mundra Port on Monday evening.
A total of 46,000 metric tons of liquefied petroleum gas was loaded in this carrier. This carrier was ordered by Indian Oil Corporation. This ship has crossed the Strait of Hormuz and reached Mundro Port in Gujarat safely. This is a big relief news for India amid the gas crisis.
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The government had made special arrangements
India was waiting for this cargo ship for a long time. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways had informed about this ship while addressing a press briefing by officials in Delhi on the ongoing tension in West Asia on Monday. Special Secretary of the Ministry, Rajesh Kumar Sinha said that the government is making efforts to ensure that there is no delay in unloading the cargo of Shivalik. For this, documentation work and berthing arrangements have been made on priority basis.
Where did the world go dear?
There is also a good news for India that ‘Jag Ladki’ ship is coming towards India carrying crude oil. A press release issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said, ‘On March 14, 2026, the Fujairah Oil Terminal was attacked when the Indian flag ship ‘Jag Ladki’ was loading crude oil at the Fujairah Single Point Mooring.’
However, after this Jag Ladki safely left Fujairah at 10.30 am. There is 80,800 metric tons of Murban crude oil on it. According to the information given by the government, the ship and all the Indian crew members on board the ship are safe. Murban crude oil is a very high quality crude oil.
will reach Kandla
‘Nanda Devi’
ship
Apart from these two, ‘Nanda Devi’ ship is also going to reach India. This ship had crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. Today ‘Nanda Devi’ ship can reach Kandla Port in Gujarat. ‘Nanda Devi’ ship will reach Kandla with about 46 thousand metric tons of LPG.
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warship deployed for security
Amidst the ongoing conflict in Western Asia, it is not an easy task to bring the ship through the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s important sea route near Iran. India has deployed two of its warships near the Strait of Hormuz. According to the report of news agency ANI, these task force ships of the Indian Navy will provide security to the merchant ships and tankers coming to India carrying oil and gas. Besides, all kinds of assistance will also be provided to them if needed.
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