<h3 data-path-to-node="0" style="font-family: "Google Sans", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-636 citation-end-636" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.15 !important;">The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2125138438="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2125138438="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"></sup></source-footnote></span><span style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> (SCI) has officially welcomed its crude oil tanker, </span><b data-path-to-node="2" data-index-in-node="103" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.15 !important;">MT Desh Vibhor</b><span style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">, upon its successful arrival at Sikka Port in Gujarat. The vessel’s safe berthing marks the successful completion of a highly critical voyage through the strategically sensitive Strait of Hormuz, a key international choke point currently experiencing volatile global maritime and security conditions.</span></h3><h3 data-path-to-node="0" style="font-family: "Google Sans", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="2" id="p-rc_793851de4375406d-344" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3359988372="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c3359988372="" _nghost-ng-c370560616="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="3" id="p-rc_793851de4375406d-345" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-635 citation-end-635" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">A specialized reception team from SCI, led by General Manager of Fleet Personnel Mr. J.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2125138438="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2125138438="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span> Purushottam, received the vessel and its crew at the Gujarat energy gateway to mark the milestone.<sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3359988372="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c3359988372="" _nghost-ng-c370560616="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></h3><h3 data-path-to-node="5" style="font-family: "Google Sans", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="0" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">Securing Strategic Energy Lifelines Amid Geopolitical Volatility</b></h3><h3 data-path-to-node="0" style="font-family: "Google Sans", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="6" id="p-rc_793851de4375406d-346" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-634 citation-end-634" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The voyage highlights the coordination executed between Indian commercial liners and federal maritime regulatory bodies to maintain steady import volumes:<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2125138438="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2125138438="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3359988372="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c3359988372="" _nghost-ng-c370560616="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="7" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="7,0,0" id="p-rc_793851de4375406d-347" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="7,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Government Alignment:</b><span class="citation-633 citation-end-633" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> SCI credited continuous tactical guidance from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways alongside the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) for executing safe transit workflows.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2125138438="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2125138438="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3359988372="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c3359988372="" _nghost-ng-c370560616="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="7,1,0" id="p-rc_793851de4375406d-348" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-632" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"></span><b data-path-to-node="7,1,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Cargo and Crew Details:</b><span class="citation-632 citation-end-632" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> The vessel navigated the volatile West Asian waterway carrying a massive cargo volume of 2,88,893 metric tonnes (MT) of crude oil under the command of 27 all-Indian crew members.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2125138438="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2125138438="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="5" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3359988372="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c3359988372="" _nghost-ng-c370560616="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="7,2,0" id="p-rc_793851de4375406d-349" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="7,2,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Seafarer Resilience:</b><span class="citation-631 citation-end-631" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> Corporate leadership highly commended the operational professionalism of the vessel’s Master, Chief Engineer, and officers for maintaining complete maritime compliance under demanding international conditions.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2125138438="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2125138438="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="6" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3359988372="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c3359988372="" _nghost-ng-c370560616="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><p data-path-to-node="8" id="p-rc_793851de4375406d-350" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-630 citation-end-630" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The transit underscores the operational preparedness of India's merchant fleet to secure its key energy supply chains even during sudden geopolitical friction.</span></p></h3>
Shipping Corporation of India Welcomes Tanker 'MT Desh Vibhor' After Strategic Strait of Hormuz Transit
The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (SCI) has officially welcomed its crude oil tanker, MT Desh Vibhor, upon its successful arrival at Sikka Port in Gujarat. The vessel’s safe berthing marks the successful completion of a highly critical voyage through the strategically sensitive Strait of Hormuz, a key international choke point currently experiencing volatile global maritime and security conditions.
