The Indian LPG provider Shivalik, carrying roughly 46,000 tonnes of liquefied petroleum fuel, arrived at Mundra port in Gujarat on Monday night, March 16, 2026. |Photograph courtesy of ANI
Indian LPG provider ‘Shivalik’ carrying round 46,000 tonnes of liquefied petroleum fuel arrived at Gujarat’s Mundra port on Monday (March 16, 2026) night.
The plane provider arrived on the port after safely leaving the Strait of Hormuz late final night time and early this morning.
Earlier on Monday (March 16, 2026) at an inter-ministerial briefing on current developments in West Asia in New Delhi, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Particular Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Transport and Waterways, stated the LPG tanker Shivalik is predicted to succeed in Mundra port by 5 pm on Monday (March 16).
Sinha added that the Jag Ladki ship carrying round 80,800 tonnes of Murban crude oil is safely on its method to India. He stated it might arrive at Mandra port on Tuesday (March 17, 2026).
Exterior Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar hailed direct dialogue with Iran as the simplest method to restart delivery by the Strait of Hormuz. FinanceOccasions Revealed on Sunday (March 15, 2026). Jaishankar added that there was no “complete deal” for the Indian-flagged vessels and Iran obtained nothing in return.
Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated the MEA didn’t focus on using US warships to move Indian ships from the Strait of Hormuz at any bilateral assembly.
(With inputs from ANI and PTI)
