A ship carrying 20,000 tons of LPG has crossed the Hormuz Strait and reached Gujarat
Kandla (Gujarat), May 17. Amid the crisis in West Asia, a ship carrying 20,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has crossed the Hormuz Strait and reached the Deendayal Port Authority in Kandla, Gujarat.
Officials provided this information on Sunday. They stated that the vessel 'MV Simi', flagged under the Marshall Islands, had departed from Qatar and arrived at Kandla port around 11:30 PM on Saturday after crossing the Hormuz Strait on May 13. According to officials, 13 Indian-flagged vessels have crossed the Hormuz Strait since the beginning of March, including 12 LPG tankers and one crude oil carrier.
The Hormuz Strait, located near the coast of Oman, is considered a crucial maritime route for the world's energy supply, through which nearly one-fifth of global energy supply passes. The ongoing conflict in West Asia has severely impacted this maritime route. Following joint attacks by the US and Israel on Iran, retaliatory actions have begun, leading to one of the largest energy crises in recent decades.
During a special meeting organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNECOSOC) on energy and supply flow security, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish, stated that targeting commercial vessels in Hormuz, endangering the safety of civilian crews, and obstructing freedom of navigation is unacceptable. Meanwhile, on May 13, an Indian-flagged commercial vessel was attacked near the coast of Oman.
Omani authorities rescued all 14 crew members of the vessel coming from Somalia safely. However, it was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attack.
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