A shipment of 16,714 metric tons of LPG arrived at Mangaluru port from the U.S.
A cargo vessel carrying Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) from Texas, United States, has arrived at the New Mangalore Port in Mangaluru on Sunday amid reports of supply shortage in several cities of India.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways on Friday said that cargo-related charges for crude oil and LPG shipments at the New Mangalore Port have been waived from March 14 to 31.
The move was aimed at facilitating faster handling of essential fuel supplies. The ministry also added that no congestion has been reported at any port across the country, news agency ANI reported.
During an inter-ministerial briefing, Special Secretary of the Shipping Ministry, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, also informed that all 22 Indian ships and 611 sailors on-board in the Persian Gulf are safe amid the West Asia conflict, which has entered its fourth week.
“There has been no report of any maritime incident in the last 24 hours. All our 22 ships and 611 Indian sailors in the Persian Gulf region are safe, and we are continuously monitoring them,” Sinha was quoted as saying by the agency.
He also added no congestion has been reported in any port. Additionally the “New Mangalore Port has issued a circular for waiver of all cargo-related charges for crude and LPG, which is valid from 14 March to 31 March,” the Shipping Ministry official said.
Over the past few weeks, several cities witnessed a severe LPG supply crisis, prompting people to stand in long queues to stock up their household supplies and move to alternatives such as induction cooktops.