Indian-flagged oil tanker Jag Laadki has reached Mundra port in Gujarat after safely sailing from Fujairah in the UAE, despite an attack on the terminal. This brings the total number of vessels navigating through the conflict zone to four.
The tanker, carrying 80,886 tonnes of crude oil from the UAE, left Fujairah Port after the incident and completed its journey to Mundra Port on Wednesday, according to shipping sources.
Jag Laadki reach Gujarat’s Mundra Port
Jag Laadki is the second vessel from the war zone to reach Adani Group’s Mundra port. Previously, the LPG tanker Shivalik arrived at the port on Monday. Adani’sMundra port provided a safe berth for the vessel and helped protect India’s vital energy supply. All 22 Indian seafarers on board reported safe.
Meet enough cooking gas supply in country
When the conflict in West Asia began following US-Israel attacks on Iran, there originally 28 Indian-flagged vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Out of these, 24 were on the west side of the strait, and 4 were on the east side. In the past week, two vessels from each side have safely navigated to safety.
LPG carrier Shivalik reached Mundra on Monday, while another LPG tanker, Nanda Devi, arrived at Kandla port in Gujarat early Tuesday morning. These two ships carried about 92,712 tonnes of LPG, which is equal to a day’s cooking gas requirement in the country.
The two LPG carriers began their journey on March 13 and crossed the Strait of Hormuz early on March 14. Another tanker, Jag Prakash, transported gasoline from Oman to Africa and already crossed the strait safely; it is now headed to Tanzania.
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