Essar Ports Vizag Terminal handles the largest dry bulk vessel and records the largest parcel in Vizag Port

VIZAG: Essar Ports Vizag Terminal Ltd (EVTL), the largest iron ore handling complex in India today said that it has handled the largest dry bulk vessel, and recorded the largest parcel in Vizag Port. On 20th April 2022, the M.V. Star Eleni, a bulk carrier built in 2018, sailing under the flag of Liberia was successfully berthed at EVTL.

This was the largest bulk carrier handled by EVT to date loaded with DWT- 2,07,555 MT, LOA- 299.88 Meters, and BEAM- 50 Meters. The terminal created another milestone by successfully loading a record 1,65,000 Metric Tons (MT) of iron ore fines on the M.V. Star Eleni vessel.

With the Vizag team achieving such massive scale in a seamless manner, Mr. Rajiv Agarwal, Operating Partner (Infrastructure), Essar and Managing Director, Essar Ports, commented,

“I congratulate the team at Vizag. The demand for our terminals is strong and we believe our terminals are well placed to offer a sustainable advantage to our customers and trade.”

Marking the occasion, Mr. CH Satyanand, CEO, EVTL, said:

“The milestone is a matter of pride for us at EVTL. We strive to deliver the best in class services to our customers”

Essar Ports Vizag terminal’s fully mechanized eco-friendly infrastructure delivers a performance that can be benchmarked with the best across the globe, while also enabling lower logistics costs for customers. The terminal is strategically located in the Bay of Bengal in close proximity to iron-ore mines located in Chhattisgarh, southern Odisha, and Jharkhand.

The all-weather deep draft facility has the wherewithal to serve the rapidly growing markets of Southeast Asia including China, Japan, and Korea, in addition to the coastal movement for the steel industry within India.

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April 28, 2022