Due to the ongoing war in the Middle East, Asian countries are facing a huge shortage of gas and oil. During this time, LPG crisis is being seen in India also. However, in the meantime, some relief news has come to light. A ship named Pyxis Pioneer has arrived in India on Sunday (22 March) carrying LPG gas.
According to the report of ‘The Hindu’, a large quantity of LPG i.e. gas is going to arrive at New Mangaluru port next week. According to the information, a total of about 72,700 tonnes of LPG can arrive and it has already started.
First of all, a tanker arrived on Sunday, which was loaded with 16,714 tonnes of LPG gal. This tanker is Pyxis Pioneer, which has the flag of Singapore. Its total weight is 47,236 tonnes. This ship left the Port of Netherlands on 14 February and will offload LPG for Aegis Logistics Limited here. After this the ship will leave again on Monday morning.
Gas will come from different parts of the world
After this, a tanker named Apollo Ocean will also arrive at the port on March 25. It will bring 26,687 tonnes of LPG. This gas will be transported to Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. This ship is flying the flag of Vietnam and will come from Vadinar port in Gujarat. Earlier, another tanker Shivalik was to come to Mangaluru on March 18 with 26,000 tonnes of LPG, but it handed over its cargo to the Apollo Ocean ship at Vadinar Port itself.
Tanker will arrive from America
Apart from this, on March 29, another tanker will reach here from America with about 30,000 tonnes of LPG. This gas will be for Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited. HPCL’s LPG plant in Mangaluru transports this gas to local bottling plants and supplies it to other places including Bengaluru through pipeline. Thus, the gas supply is expected to strengthen in the coming days due to the arrival of a large consignment of LPG at New Mangaluru Port.
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