An LPG tanker, Jag Vasant, has successfully anchored at Vadinar port in Gujarat late Thursday, offering relief amid ongoing concerns over disruptions in global energy supply routes due to tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.
The vessel had been stranded for nearly 23 days in the strategically crucial waterway, where shipping movement has been severely affected due to the escalating conflict involving Iran and its neighbouring nations. Its arrival comes at a critical time, as the Centre has been attempting to reassure citizens about the availability of LPG across the country.
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Carrying approximately 47,600 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), Jag Vasant is among several tankers delayed in the region amid heightened geopolitical tensions. The disruption in the Strait of Hormuz—a key global oil and gas transit chokepoint—had raised fears of supply shortages in India.
Meanwhile, another LPG tanker, Pine Gas, transporting around 45,000 metric tonnes of LPG, is expected to dock shortly at New Mangalore Port. Authorities confirmed that all 60 seafarers aboard both vessels are safe.
Together, the two tankers will add over 92,000 metric tonnes of LPG to India’s reserves—equivalent to roughly a day’s cooking gas consumption nationwide. Their arrival is expected to significantly ease immediate supply pressures.
Officials noted that in the past ten days, at least two other large LPG tankers have also reached Indian ports after navigating through the Strait of Hormuz, indicating a gradual normalization of maritime movement despite ongoing tensions in the region.
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