Tuticorin: V O Chidambaranar Port at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu created a back to back record in the unloading of coal in a duration of 24 hours.
On June 19, 2020, the port notched a back to back record by unloading 55,785 Tonnes of Coal in 24 hours at Berth Number 9 from the vessel ‘M.V. Myrsini’, surpassing the earlier record of 55,363 tonnes of Coal handled at Berth Number 9 from the vessel ‘MV. Green K Max S’ in a duration of 24 hours on June 12.
The Marshall Island flagged Panamax class vessel ‘M.V. Myrsini' with DWT (Dead Weight Tonnage) of 82,117, Length of 229 Metres, the beam of 32.26 Metres and the draft of 14.12 Metres arrived from the Port of Tanjung Bara, Indonesia, with 76,999 Tonnes of Coal consigned for M/s. Chettinad Cements. The 3 Harbour Mobile cranes operated by IMCOLA Crane Company, Tuticorin, discharged 55,785 Tonnes of coal within a span of 24 hours.
On June 12, the Port created a new record by unloading 55,363 Tonnes of Coal in 24 hours surpassing the earlier record of 55,105 tonnes of Coal handled at Berth Number 9 from the vessel ‘MV. Theoder Oldendroff’ on April 10, 2020.
Port Trust Chairman, T K Ramachandran, applauded the officials of the Port and stakeholders on the remarkable back to back achievement and stated that "this record discharge rate upholds the superior infrastructure, operational efficiency and committed workforce of VOC Port”.
