Parwinder SandhuNew Delhi, April 15 -- The Indian-flagged LPG carrier Jag Vikram has successfully reached Kandla Port in Gujarat after transiting the strategically sensitive Strait of Hormuz, delivering a cargo of 20,400 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas, officials confirmed on Wednesday.
The vessel, owned by Great Eastern Shipping Company, crossed the Strait on April 11 and berthed late Tuesday night at Oil Jetty No. 1 in Kandla. Unloading operations are expected to commence shortly, providing a timely boost to the country's LPG supply network.
The journey assumes particular significance as maritime movement through the Strait of Hormuz has been severely disrupted since late February, following escalating hostilities in West Asia....