Vizag Port set a new record

A new record in single-day loading of iron ore pellets was set at Visakhapatnam Port on August 24.

A total of 26,001 tonnes, with a gang-shift output of 2,167 tonnes of the pellets, was loaded on to the vessel m.v. Tai Hawk at West Quay-4. This surpassed the 16,772 tonnes, with a gang-shift output of 1,864 tonnes, loaded on to the vessel m.v. Annassa on December 1, 2007, according to a press release issued by the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT).

The cargo was exported by Essar Steel Ltd. Bothra Shipping Pvt. Ltd was the stevedore and Essar Logistics Ltd the steamer agent for the vessel, Exim News Service reported.

Source: Transportweekly