New Delhi, April 21 -- The government today said that all Indian seafarers in the Gulf region are safe, and no incident involving Indian-flagged vessels has been reported in the past 24 hours.

Speaking at the Inter-Ministerial briefing on recent developments in West Asia, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Mukesh Mangal, said that port operations across India are running normally with no congestion reported.

He said the situation had been challenging when the conflict began, leading to disruptions in shipping line operations and the accumulation of containers at ports.

"When this war started, shipping line operations were disrupted, and many containers accumulated at the ports. When exporters want to...