The Indian-flagged tanker ‘Jag Laadki’, carrying around 80,886 metric tonnes (MT) of crude oil, arrived at Mundra Port in Gujarat on Wednesday (March 18, 2026) amid the West Asia conflict, officials said.
A day earlier, the LPG carrier ‘Nanda Devi’ arrived at Vadinar port in Gujarat’s Devbhumi Dwarka district, carrying 46,500 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and navigating through the Strait of Hormuz. On Monday (March 16, 2026), another vessel — ‘Shivalik’ — carrying LPG docked at Mundra Port.
Also read: West Asia war updates on March 18, 2026
Adani Ports, which operates Mundra Port, said in a statement that the crude oil carried by ‘Jag Laadki’ was sourced from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and loaded at Fujairah Port there.
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