Watch: Cargo ship Pyxis Pioneer, carrying LPG from US, arrives at Mangalore Port

NEW DELHI: The Pyxis Pioneer, a Singapore-flagged cargo vas carrying liquefied petroleum state (LPG) from Texas successful the United States, docked astatine New Mangalore Port successful Karnataka’s Mangaluru connected Sunday.The tanker, built successful 2019, arrived a time aft the Aqua Titan, which is transporting 1.1 lakh tonnes of Urals crude, reached the port. The Aqua Titan had initially acceptable sail from Primorsk successful Russia for Rizhao Port successful China earlier diverting to India.

On Friday, the Shipping Ministry said that New Mangalore Port has waived cargo-related charges for crude lipid and LPG betwixt March 14 and 31 amid the ongoing Middle East conflict.

Earlier this week, 3 Indian-flagged vessels — Shivalik, Nanda Devi, and Jag Laadki — docked astatine Gujarat’s Mundra Port carrying LPG. While Shivalik arrived connected Monday, Nanda Devi and Jag Laadki reached connected Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.On February 28, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes connected Iran, triggering the existent conflict. In response, Iran has carried retired retaliatory attacks connected Israeli territory and connected Gulf states hosting U.S.

military bases.Tehran has besides efficaciously disrupted postulation done the Strait of Hormuz — a captious planetary chokepoint done which astir 20% of the world’s lipid proviso passes — raising concerns implicit vigor information and planetary markets. At an interministerial briefing connected Friday, Shipping Ministry Special Secretary Rajesh Kumar Sinha said each 22 Indian ships and 611 sailors successful the Persian Gulf are harmless amid the ongoing conflict.“There has been nary study of immoderate maritime incidental successful the past 24 hours. All our 22 ships and 611 Indian sailors successful the Persian Gulf portion are safe, and we are continuously monitoring them… There is nary congestion successful immoderate port… New Mangalore Port has issued a circular for waiver of each cargo-related charges for crude and LPG from March 14 to 31,” Sinha told reporters.Meanwhile, the Petroleum Ministry said panic booking of LPG cylinders has eased significantly, with 55 lakh bookings reported connected Thursday.“There is nary panic booking now. Only 55 lakh LPG bookings were reported yesterday. There is capable banal available, and nary outlets are moving dry,” Joint Secretary Sujata Sharma said astatine the briefing.However, she acknowledged that concerns persist.