Kamal Ghorui
Nanda Devi arrived at Gujarat’s Vadinar port on Tuesday
NEW DELHI: Around 3 lakh tonnes of LPG loaded in six Indian-flagged ships is currently stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, the shipping ministry said on Tuesday. A second Indian ship, Nanda Devi, carrying 46,500 tonnes of LPG reached the Vadinar facility of Kandla Port on early Tuesday morning. At present, there are 22 Indian vessels in the strait, including the six LPG ships, an LNG tanker, four vessels with crude oil, one loaded with chemical and products, three container ships, and two bulk carriers. Shipping ministry special secretary Rajesh Kumar Sinha said unloading from LPG carriers Shivalik and Nanda Devi was under way.The shipping ministry said all central govt-owned ports are closely monitoring vessel movements and cargo operations and providing necessary support, including additional storage space. VO Chidambaranar Port provided around 90,000 sqm for transshipment containers.Sinha said perishable containers were reduced from about 2,000 to around 1,000 at Jawaharlal Nehru Port.He explained that some containers have returned to the domestic market and some have sailed to ports such as Salalah in Oman and Khor Fakkan in the UAE.
