NEW DELHI: Around 3 lakh tonnes of LPG carried by six Indian-flagged vessels remains stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, the shipping ministry said on Tuesday, highlighting ongoing disruptions in the region.
Amid this, the Indian vessel Nanda Devi, carrying 46,500 tonnes of LPG, reached the Vadinar facility at Kandla Port early Tuesday morning, marking some progress in cargo movement.
According to the ministry, a total of 22 Indian ships are currently in the strait. These include six LPG carriers, one LNG tanker, four crude oil vessels, one ship carrying chemicals and petroleum products, three container ships, and two bulk carriers. Special secretary Rajesh Kumar Sinha said unloading operations from LPG carriers Shivalik and Nanda Devi are underway.
The ministry added that all central government-owned ports are closely tracking vessel movements and cargo handling, while also extending support such as additional storage capacity to manage the situation.
At V. O. Chidambaranar Port, about 90,000 square metres of space has been allocated for transshipment containers. Meanwhile, at Jawaharlal Nehru Port, the number of perishable containers has been brought down from around 2,000 to nearly 1,000.
Sinha said some containers have been redirected to the domestic market, while others have been shipped to ports such as Salalah in Oman and Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates.
