Un buque cisterna de GLP llega a Mumbai tras cruzar el estrecho de Ormuz en medio de preocupaciones energéticas

Dos buques cisterna de GLP han cruzado de forma segura el estrecho de Ormuz en medio del conflicto en Oriente Medio para llegar a la India. El BW TYR ha arribado a Mumbai, mientras que el BW ELM se dirige a Nuevo Mangalore. Ambos transportan grandes cargamentos de propano y butano.

La seguridad energética de la India recibió un impulso en medio de las tensiones actuales en Oriente Medio. El transportista de GLP BW TYR cruzó el peligroso estrecho de Ormuz y atracó en el puerto de Mumbai. Llevaba a bordo a 27 marineros indios, todos ellos a salvo.

El buque cisterna transportó 23.653 toneladas métricas de propano y 22.926 toneladas métricas de butano para la Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL). Este suministro ayudará a satisfacer las necesidades de gas para cocinar y combustible industrial a nivel nacional.

Un segundo buque, el BW ELM, se encuentra en ruta hacia Nuevo Mangalore para la Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL). Cargado con 23.860 toneladas métricas de propano y 23.139 toneladas métricas de butano, cuenta con 28 marineros indios a bordo y su llegada se espera para las 12:00 horas del 1 de abril.

El conflicto en los países del Golfo e Irán generó temores de una interrupción en el suministro mundial de gas. El paso seguro de estos buques cisterna se considera un éxito importante de la seguridad marítima.

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