Two Fuel Ships for India Cross Hormuz; More Expected

Sources added that more ships are expected to arrive soon.

Addressing a joint inter-ministerial briefing earlier, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Special Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, said authorities are closely monitoring the situation and continuing coordination with various stakeholders.

“There has been no information regarding any incident involving Indian flagged ships or Indian sailors in the Gulf region in the last 24 hours. They are all safe,” Sinha said.

He added that Indian ships operating in the Persian Gulf are also safe.

“There are 20 ships sailing under the Indian flag in the Persian Gulf and there are around 540 Indians on board and they are safe too,” he said.

Sinha also stated that the Directorate General of Maritime Affairs is actively responding to questions and concerns through its contact centre.

DG Maritime communication center, which operates 24 hours a day, received 98 calls and 335 e-mails in the last 24 hours, and all of them were responded to.

India on Friday reiterated its call for maintaining safe and uninterrupted maritime passage through the Strait of Hormuz and stressed the need to uphold international law amid the deteriorating security situation in West Asia.

The government said it is carefully monitoring regional developments to protect national energy interests.

At his weekly media briefing, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said New Delhi was actively coordinating with global partners to ensure stability.

Jaiswal said, “We are closely following all developments in West Asia. We continue to call for safe and free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz as a priority.”

He also announced that four India-bound ships carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have successfully passed through the strategic transit point.