New Delhi, June 15 -- Director of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways (MoPSW), Opesh Kumar Sharma, on Monday said that LNG carrier Disha, managed by a Shipping Corporation of India-led consortium, has safely transited the Strait of Hormuz and is carrying 62,370 metric tonnes of LNG cargo to India.

Speaking in Delhi, Sharma said the vessel is expected to arrive at Dahej port in Gujarat on June 18.

"As we speak now, LNG carrier Disha, managed by a Shipping Corporation of India-led consortium, has safely transited the Strait of Hormuz, and she is carrying 62,370 metric tonnes of LNG cargo. The vessel is supposed to enter Dahej on coming to India, likely on the 18th," Sharma said.

He said the Ministry, through the Directorate Ge...