Two India-flagged LPG carriers, Jag Vasant and Pine Gas, have transited through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday (March 23, 2026) evening. They are together carrying nearly 93,000 tonnes of LPG, as per the inter-Ministerial briefing held on Monday (March 23, 2026). The government had said that domestic LPG production had increased by 40%, which would mean an additional 18,000 tonnes production a day, bringing down the approximate daily import requirement from 55,000 tonnes. Two foreign-owned and foreign-flagged LPG carriers, Hellas Gladiator and Gas Jupiter, each carrying 24,000 tonnes are expected to reach Vishakhapatnam on March 30, 2026. The cavern project of SA-LPG at Visakhapatnam, which is one of India’s two long-term LPG storage locations, had handled two ships carrying LPG after February 28.

Source: The Hindu March 23, 2026 20:11 UTC