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NEW DELHI: Indian-flagged tanker, Shivalik, which departed from Ras Laffan Port successful Qatar carrying 46,000 tonnes of LPG, arrived astatine Mundra Port successful Gujarat connected Monday, aft a nine-day voyage, including the transition done the conflict-hit Strait of Hormuz.
Nanda Devi, different Indian-flagged LPG bearer carrying approx 46,000 tonnes, is scheduled to scope Kandla Port successful Gujarat aboriginal Tuesday. Both ships are owned by the state-run Shipping Corporation of India. Another India-flagged crude lipid tanker, Jag Laadki, which started its voyage from the UAE’s Fujairah larboard connected Saturday erstwhile the lipid terminal was attacked, is scheduled to scope Mundra connected Tuesday afternoon. The vessel is carrying astir 81,000 tonnes of Murban crude, a crude people produced by the UAE.
Rajesh Kumar Sinha, peculiar caput successful the shipping ministry, said each Indian seafarers operating successful the Persian Gulf portion are safe. TOI has learnt that 20,000 tonnes of LPG ordered by Indian Oil Corporation from Shivalik volition beryllium unloaded astatine Mundra, and the remaining 26,000 tonnes volition beryllium unloaded astatine New Mangalore Port. In lawsuit of Nanda Devi LPG carrier, the LPG volition beryllium transferred to 2 smaller vessels connected the oversea astatine Vadinar, a installation of Kandla Port adjacent Jamnagar.
The consignments volition past beryllium transported to antithetic destinations. Officials said Mundra Port has a peculiar retention facility, and from determination state is transferred to the Mithi Rohar determination successful Gandhidham done a pipeline to GAIL and subsequently supplied to the National Gas Grid. Sinha said govt-owned large ports are intimately monitoring vas movements and facilitating cargo operations, offering concessions connected anchorage, berth hire, retention charges, and impermanent transshipment retention astatine Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority.
Meanwhile, pursuing absorption to measurement up accumulation of LPG, HPCL Mittal Energy (Bhatinda) and Reliance refinery (Jamnagar) person placed ademand for obstruction rakes.
