LPG tanker Shivalik arrives at Mundra Port after crossing Strait of Hormuz

Updated On: 16 March, 2026 10:04 PM IST | Divya Nair

Indian LPG carrier Shivalik arrived at Gujarat’s Mundra Port on Monday carrying about 46,000 metric tonnes (MT) of liquefied petroleum gas ordered by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). Of the total cargo, around 20,000 MT will be unloaded at Mundra while the remaining 26,000 MT will be discharged at Mangalore after the vessel safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz. PICS/BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

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The tanker reached the port after safely crossing the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions in West Asia

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The vessel is carrying about 46,000 metric tonnes of LPG meant to strengthen domestic supplies

<p data-start="439" data-end="534"><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Around </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">20,000 </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">metric </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">tonnes </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">of </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">the </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">cargo </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">will </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">be </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">unloaded </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">at </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">the </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">LPG </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">terminal </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">at </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Mundra </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Port</span></p>

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Around 20,000 metric tonnes of the cargo will be unloaded at the LPG terminal at Mundra Port

<p><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">The </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">remaining </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">26,000 </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">metric </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">tonnes </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">will </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">be </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">discharged </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">at </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Mangalore </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">after </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">the </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">vessel </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">completes </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">unloading </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">at </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Mundra</span></p>

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The remaining 26,000 metric tonnes will be discharged at Mangalore after the vessel completes unloading at Mundra

<p data-start="1106" data-end="1198"><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Another </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Indian </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">vessel </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">carrying </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">LPG </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">is </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">also </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">expected </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">to </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">arrive </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">in </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">India </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">soon, </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">officials </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">said.</span></p>
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Another Indian vessel carrying LPG is also expected to arrive in India soon, officials said.

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