The Aqua Titan, a vessel carrying Russian crude oil, has arrived in Mangaluru, Karnataka. This follows the US issuing a temporary general license on Thursday, allowing the sale of Russian crude oil already stranded at sea in an effort to stabilize global fuel prices amid the conflict in West Asia.
Another cargo ship carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the US has arrived at the Mangalore Port. The Pyxis Pioneer cargo ship, carrying LPG from the US state of Texas, successfully docked at the port.
Earlier, an Indian-flagged LPG tanker, 'Nanda Devi', arrived at the Vadinar Port in Gujarat, becoming the second LPG carrier to reach the west coast this week, after the 'Shivalik' docked at the Mundra Port. Both vessels transported critical LPG supplies to India following an unusually hazardous passage through the Strait of Hormuz, where maritime traffic has been disrupted by the ongoing conflict involving Iran, the US, and Israel.