India, March 26 -- As the ongoing conflict in West Asia continues to disrupt energy supply chains, a LPG vessel reached New Mangalore Port on Wednesday night amid mounting concerns over energy supply.

The vessel, named Apollo Ocean, arrived at the port around 8 PM on Wednesday, with unloading operations beginning the same night. The ship carried a substantial consignment of 16,000 metric tons of LPG, helping stabilise local availability, according to a report by Newsonair.

The arrival comes after a change in earlier plans involving another cargo vessel. Shivalik, the ship that arrived in India earlier from Strait of Hormuz, was initially expected to deliver part of its LPG load directly to Mangaluru. Instead, it discharged its entire co...