LPG tanker Shivalik reaches Gujarat’s Mundra Port after crossing Strait of Hormuz

Indian LPG bearer ‘Shivalik’, carrying astir 40,000 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas, reached Mundra Port successful Gujarat connected Monday (March 16, 2026) evening.

The bearer arrived astatine the larboard aft safely transiting retired of the Strait of Hormuz precocious past night/early this morning.

Earlier connected Monday, addressing the Inter Ministerial briefing connected Recent Developments successful West Asia successful New Delhi, Special Secretary astatine the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, said that the LPG tanker Shivalik expected to scope Mundra larboard by 5 p.m. connected Monday (March 16).

Mr. Sinha added that Vessel Jag Laadki, carrying 81,000 metrics tonnes of Murban crude oil, is safely enroute to India. He said it would scope to Mundra Port connected Tuesday (March 17).

Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar has hailed ​direct talks with Iran arsenic the astir effectual mode ‌to restart shipping done the Strait of Hormuz, ​in an interrogation with the Financial ⁠Times published connected Sunday (March 15, 2026). Mr. Jaishankar added that determination was nary “blanket arrangement” for Indian-flagged ships and that Iran had not received thing successful exchange.

MEA did not sermon successful immoderate bilateral seating astir utilising U.S. warships to ferry Indian ships retired of the Strait of Hormuz, said Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.

(With inputs from ANI)