The LPG tanker Shivalik, after passing through the Strait of Hormuz, reached Mundra Port in Gujarat on Monday amid cooking gas shortages and supply restrictions in the country triggered by the Middle East conflict. Iranian authorities permitted two Indian-flagged ships transporting liquefied petroleum gas to transit the strategic waterway. Along with Shivalik, the other vessel…
Across the wider Gulf region, around 23,000 Indian seafarers were employed on different types of vessels, including merchant ships and offshore installations, according to Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Shipping Ministry. Sinha also mentioned that the Directorate General of Shipping remained in constant communication with these personnel through their respective recruitment and engagement agencies. “To the west…
Iran has permitted Indian-flagged vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz following back-channel diplomatic negotiations between New Delhi and Tehran – even as the waterway remains effectively closed to ships linked to the United States, Europe, and Israel, according to several media reports. The Indian-flagged tankers Pushpak and Parimal transited the Strait of Hormuz safely,…
