A brand-new document for holding a ship with the biggest parcel dimension of 93,719 tonnes was established by the V O Chidambaranar Port in Tuticorin, Tamilnadu, on August 29, 2021.

M V Ince Ankara, a Singapore flagged ship, got to the Tuticorin Port with 93,719 tonnes of sedimentary rock for Chettinad Cements from Port Mina Saqr in the UAE.

The vessel got to the Tuticorin port on August 26 and also began the discharge with the assistance of 3 harbour mobile cranes, which can release greater than 50,000 tonnes daily. The whole unloading procedure was finished on August 29.

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“It is a pleasant joint effort and I recognize the immense efforts and commitment of the vessel agents, stevedores, port and harbour mobile crane operators, officers and all staff of the V.O. Chidambaranar Port.” T.K. Ramachandran, IAS, Chairman, V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust, mentioned.

The V O Chidambaranar Port has actually shown a creating pattern in taking care of freight in the fiscal year 2021-22. Registering a development of 7.14%, up until now, the port has actually dealt with around 11.33 million tonnes of freight delivery as much as July 2021. There has actually additionally been an exceptional renovation in container handling in the VOC port this year contrasted to the previous ones.

Reference: pib.gov.in