Iran War : India’s LPG Tanker Shivalik Reaches Gujarat’s Mundra Port

16th March 2026 at 6:58 PM

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New Delhi : An LPG tanker, Shivalik, which crossed the conflict-hit Strait of Hormuz, has arrived at Gujarat’s Mundra Port. Two Indian-flagged vessels carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) were granted transit through the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian authorities. One of them is the Shivalik, while the other vessel is Nanda Devi.

All Indian seafarers in the Persian Gulf region are safe, and no untoward incidents involving them have been reported over the last 24 hours. There were 24 Indian-flagged vessels in the Persian Gulf, situated to the west of the Strait of Hormuz. Among these, two vessels, the Shivalik and the Nanda Devi, Indian-flagged vessels, both LPG carriers, safely transited the Strait of Hormuz late last night/early this morning and are now proceeding towards India, Sinha said.

He added that the vessels are carrying approximately 92,700 metric tons of LPG and are headed to the ports of Mundra and Kandla, with expected arrival dates of March 16 and March 17 respectively. Consequently, there are now 22 Indian-flagged vessels remaining in the Persian Gulf, carrying a total of 611 seafarers, he said. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had advocated direct dialogue with Tehran as the most effective way to resume maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, as India seeks to safeguard its energy security amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

He noted that these discussions are already yielding some results, adding that India finds it more effective to reason and coordinate with Tehran rather than disengage. Certainly, from India’s perspective, it is better that we reason and we coordinate and we get a solution than we don’t. While this is a welcome development, there is continuing conversation because there is continued work on that, Jaishankar said.