Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu): V O Chidambaranar Port at southern Tamil Nadu is witnessing a remarkable surge in the handling of long windmill blades. Recently, the port handled a single export consignment of 24 windmill blades of length 77.50 metres, the longest of its kind handled through VOC Port so far.
The Vessel ‘M.V. PAC Alcor’, with a Length overall (LOA) of 199.9 metres, was berthed at the port on June 10 and the loading of the 77.50-metre long wind blades was carried out diligently, using Ship’s Hydraulic cranes and Harbour Mobile Cranes of the Port. The windmill blades were safely transported by NTC Logistics India Private Ltd., using specialized wind blade and tower transportation flatbed trucks all the way from Sriperumbudur to Tuticorin.
The long wind blades were stacked three high, conforming to the safety standards and the vessel sailed from the port on June 13 for the Port of Aransas, USA. The port authorities said that the stakeholders like shipping agencies and exporter were happy about the port's capability and efficiency in handling such over-dimensional cargo and assured their committed and continuous support for further shipments.
On June 9, the port had handled 84 windmill blades of length 74.90 metres in a single consignment. The Vestas Windmill blade manufacturer in India, TPA Industries, Chennai, shipped the above consignment through VOC Port. VOC Port is witnessing a notable surge in wind power components hitting its docks by handling 423 Windmill blades & frames during this financial year upto June 14, 2021.