A new record for holding a ship with the largest parcel size of 93,719 tonnes was set by the V O Chidambaranar Port in Tuticorin, Tamilnadu, on August 29, 2021.
M V Ince Ankara, a Singapore flagged ship, reached the Tuticorin Port with 93,719 tonnes of limestone for Chettinad Cements from Port Mina Saqr in the UAE.
The vessel reached the Tuticorin port on August 26 and started the discharge with the help of three harbour mobile cranes, which can discharge more than 50,000 tonnes per day. The...