New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Saudi Arabia on Monday increased the price of its flagship crude as state-owned Saudi Aramco has set the official selling price of its Arab Light crude for May shipments at a record premium of $19.50 per barrel over the regional benchmark for Asian buyers.The steep hike comes as energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz face severe disruptions, according to reports.The move follows heightened tensions linked to the ongoing conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran, wh…
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New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) All Indian seafarers in the Persian Gulf region are safe, and no incident involving Indian-flagged vessels has been reported in the past 24 hours, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways on Sunday. A total of 17 Indian-flagged vessels with 460 Indian seafarers remain in the western Persian Gulf region, with Director General (DG) Shipping, in coordination with ship owners, placing agencies and Indian Missions, actively monitoring …
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Another India-flagged liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker, Green Sanvi, transited east of the Strait of Hormuz, according to ship tracking data, making it the seventh Indian vessel to clear the maritime chokepoint safely amid the West Asia conflict. The vessel used a designated corridor through Iran’s territorial waters to navigate the strategically sensitive waterway.The tanker is estimated to be carrying around 44,000 tonnes of LPG, roughly equivalent to half a day…
Tehran, April 4 (IANS) Iran has rejected a US proposal for a 48-hour ceasefire, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Friday.The proposal was delivered to Iran through a “friendly” country on Thursday, Fars quoted an informed source as saying.Washington has stepped up its diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire, particularly after an Iranian strike targeted a US “military forces depot” on Kuwait’s Bubiyan Island, Xinhua news agency reported quoting sources.According to Fars, assessment…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday said that six Indian ships carrying products like LPG, LNG, have safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz so far as New Delhi remains in touch with Iran and other countries for safe transit of Indian ships amid the ongoing conflict in the region. Addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also confirmed India’s participation in a meeting on Strait of Hormuz being hosted by the UK l…
Washington, March 31 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday said that Washington has already taken steps to “set the conditions” to keep the Strait of Hormuz operational, even as military operations against Iran continue. “There are many more vessels flowing through today than there were,” Hegseth said told reporters at a Pentagon news conference here, adding that the US had made clear to Iran to “open it for business or… we have options.”He stressed that the Strait of…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Around 5,72,000 passengers have returned from the West Asia region to India and with the Qatar airspace partially open, around 8–10 non-scheduled commercial flights are expected to operate to the country on Tuesday, the government said.In the UAE, around 85 flights are expected to operate across the day. Limited non-scheduled flights continue based on operational and safety considerations. Flights continue to operate from Oman and Saudi Arabia to India, according to …
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Twenty Indian-flagged vessels with 540 Indian seafarers remain in the western Persian Gulf region and are being actively monitored, the government said on Saturday.The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has put in place necessary measures to safeguard Indian vessels and seafarers operating in the region“All Indian seafarers in the region are safe; no incident involving Indian-flagged vessels reported in the past 24 hours,” the ministry said. They are being a…
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Two more merchant vessels carrying petroleum products for India were likely transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, even as the geopolitical tensions continue to disrupt movement through the critical maritime route.The development comes amid heightened uncertainty in the region after Iran claimed ‘full control’ over the strategic waterway following recent hostilities involving the US and Israel.According to sources, Indian Navy warships have been deployed near key…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Iran’s plan to establish a safe corridor in the Strait of Hormuz has been met with reluctance from China, even as the country along with “Asia’s major economies facing serious issues amid disruptions in shipping traffic,” a new report has said.The report from Turkey-based Anadolu Agency said Chinese vessels largely avoided the safe corridor provided by Tehran for 10 days.Tehran announced on March 13 that it would monitor ship movements in a corridor between the Lar…