New Mangalore Port handles largest-ever LPG vessel

New Mangalore Port last week received a very large gas carrier (VLGC), m.t. Maharshi Bhardwaj, of 44,000 tonnes capacity, according to Exim News Service. The vessel docked at Berth No.12 and discharged liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) meant for distribution in Karnataka and neighbouring states.


This was the largest LPG vessel handled at the Port, surpassing the previous best of 33,000 tonnes capacity.


The entire consignment, which came from Port Yanbu in Saudi Arabia, was meant for Total Oil India, a subsidiary of Total France.
New Mangalore Port is the number one LPG-handling facility in the country. It has till date handled a record 1.87 million tonnes of LPG in 2010-11, as against 1.63 million tonnes in the previous fiscal, registering a growth of 11 per cent. Of this, 1.61 million tonnes was for HPCL.


Mr P. Tamilvanan, Chairman of New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT), attributed this record to the Port Trust allowing Total Oil India to install LPG-handling facilities at Berth No. 12 two years ago.
(Source:http://www.transportweekly.com)