LPG tanker Shivalik reaches India from war-hit Strait of Hormuz:Another vessel Nanda Devi expected to arrive tomorrow

Tanker carrying LPG from the war-hit Strait of Hormuz reaches India’s Mundra Port in Gujarat. On Saturday, along with Shivalik another Indian-flag LPG carrier Nanda Devi – carrying about 92,712 tonnes of LPG (both combined) crossed the war-hit Strait of Hormuz.
Shivalik reached the Mundra port in Gujarat on March 16, and Nanda Devi would dock at Kandla port on March 17.
The two ships were among the 24 ships that were stranded on the west side of the strait since the war broke out in the region.
Besides the 24 on the west side of the strait, four others were stranded on the east side.
One of the four on the east side, an India-flagged oil tanker, Jag Prakash, carrying gasoline from Oman to Africa, crossed the war-hit strait on Friday.
Jag Prakash loaded gasoline from Sohar port in Oman and is now headed to Tanga in Tanzania. It is due to reach Tanga on March 21.
The government said Indian vessels and seafarers operating in the region remain safe, and maritime operations are being closely monitored. At present, 22 Indian-flagged vessels with 611 seafarers remain on the west side of the Persian Gulf region. Another Indian-flagged crude tanker sailed out safely from the UAE’s Fujairah after loading oil, despite an attack on the oil terminal. The vessel, Jag Laadki, carrying about 80,800 tonnes of Murban crude oil, departed Fujairah at 10:30 am and is bound for India, with all crew members safe, the government said How much LPG India imports? India imports about 88% of its crude oil, 50% of its natural gas and 60% of its LPG needs. Before the US-Israel strikes on Iran on February 28 and Tehran s retaliation, more than half of India s crude imports, about 30% of gas and 85-90% of LPG imports came from West Asian countries, such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE.