Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) Seafarers, who returned to India from war-torn Iran, said that with missiles being launched in the close vicinity and them not receiving sign-offs from their vessel captain, they had lost all hope of returning home.Manan Singh Chauhan from Uttar Pradesh, who went to Tehran in October last year and was a Trainee Wiper in one of the vessels, credited Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI) General Secretary Manoj Kumar Yadav for his return, as well as that of his colleagues. “W…
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United Nations, April 27 (IANS) Warning the humanitarian toll is mounting because of the blockade of the Strait of the Hormuz, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for ending the use of merchant shipping as a tool of political pressure. At meeting of the Security Council on maritime security, he also made a plea on behalf of the sailors trapped in Hormuz region, asking for the implementation of an emergency plan to evacuate More than 20,000 seafarers remain stranded at sea in t…
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Amid concerns over LPG shortage, the government on Thursday said that India is diversifying LPG procurement and buying liquefied petroleum gas from the US as well to plug the supply chain disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict.Addressing the daily briefing, Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry’s Joint Secretary, Marketing and Oil refinery, Sujata Sharma, said: “Due to the ongoing war, the situation remains a matter of concern. However, there is no dry-out reporte…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The maritime security situation in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman has deteriorated sharply as of Thursday. According to the latest update from the Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region, the region has witnessed a surge in attacks on commercial shipping amid ongoing military hostilities. Five lives have been lost in these incidents. Casualties were reported from vessels including Hercules Star, which was struck near Mina Saqr in the UAE on M…