India, April 2 -- India-flagged LPG tanker Pine Gas hauling 47,000 tonnes of the cooking fuel from the Persian Gulf is expected to dock at the Vizag port in the early hours of Thursday after a change in its destination for quicker turnaround of its cargo, officials said.

"It is expected early tomorrow. We are fully prepared for its arrival," a spokesperson for the Vizag Port Authority said. The deep-water facility has fully equipped LPG handling units that comply with PESO (Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation) standards, he said.

LPG and natural gas tankers get berthing priority over other vessels, according to the shipping ministry's directive, as Asia's third-largest economy grapples with widespread disruptions in supplies du...