India commissions South Korea-built LPG carrier Sahyadri - India Seatrade News

SCI inducts LPG carrier Sahyadri to boost self-reliance in energy shipping - Maritime Gateway

Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has inducted a new LPG carrier, Sahyadri, into its fleet, strengthening the country’s self-reliance in transporting vital energy cargo. Built in South Korea, the 225-metre-long, 36-metre-wide Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) has a capacity of 82,000 cubic metres of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). With this addition, SCI’s owned fleet has expanded to 57 vessels and its total deadweight tonnage has risen to 5.2 mill…

India commissions South Korea-built LPG carrier Sahyadri - India Seatrade News

A day before the 79th Independence day, the Shipping Ministry inducted Sahyadri, a very large gas carrier (VLGC), which will transport LPG between the Persian Gulf and India, securing a vital energy lifeline. The vessel, named after the mountain range along India’s western coast, is now part of the fleet of state-run Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. It is after a gap of eight years that an Indian public sector unit has acquired a VLGC. The mi…