New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) India’s maritime and energy security received a significant boost as three Indian-flagged crude oil tankers successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz and are now en route to Indian ports carrying large volumes of strategic cargo. The development comes amid evolving geopolitical shifts in the region that had earlier disrupted shipping routes through the critical waterway.Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal announced the successful pas…
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Mangaluru, March 22 (IANS) Amid the global supply chain crisis, a cargo ship, ‘Pyxis Pioneer’, carrying a major consignment of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), arrived at New Mangalore Port on Sunday, boosting supply prospects in the country.The vessel, which originated from Texas, US, docked at the port with a gross tonnage of 47,236 tonnes. According to port officials, the ship is scheduled to discharge 16,714 tonnes of LPG.Officials confirmed that necessary safety inspections and unloading oper…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Amid the global supply chain crisis, a large cargo ship carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the US has arrived at the Mangalore Port in the country.Pyxis Pioneer cargo ship carrying LPG from the US state of Texas, successfully docked at the port.Before the ship from the US, named Aqua Titan, reached India, another vessel carrying Russian crude oil also reached Mangalore, reports NDTV.This particular vessel was stationed about 18 nautical miles away from the por…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Nearly 3 lakh metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is currently stranded at the Strait of Hormuz, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Special Secretary in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, said on Tuesday.During a key briefing, the senior government official said that multiple vessels carrying LPG are unable to move due to the situation in the crucial shipping route.He explained that six ships are currently stuck in the Strait of Hormuz, with each vessel carryin…