MV Cape Jupiter berths at MPT
THE GOAN NETWORK
VASCO
Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) added yet another feather to its cap, when it successfully berthed the largest import cargo parcel-sized cargo vessel at the newly constructed berth 7 of Adani Mormugao Port Terminal Private Limited on December 13.
The MV Cape Jupiter was carrying a parcel of 1,20,095 metric tonnes of bulk coal at the newly-constructed berth, which is the largest import cargo parcel size handled at MPT till date.
The vessel arrived in Mormugao waters on December 7, with a loaded draft of 17.81 mtrs and carrying a total quantity of 1,63,882 metric tonnes in 9 ships hold. The vessel was lightened at anchorage and about 43,787 MT bulk coal was unloaded into barges for shore discharge, states a MPT press note.
Adani Mormugao Port Terminal Private Limited is providing end to end logistic solution to their importer BMM Ispat Limited, Hospet, who migrated to Goa and diverted this Coal vessel from the East coast Krishnapatnam port.
MPT Chairman I Jayakumar visited the cargo vessel and congratulated the Master of the vessel and the senior executives of AMPTPL. He was accompanied by MPT's senior executives dy chief engineer Joseph Silveira, dy conservator Capt Paramjeet S Saini and sr dy traffic manager Jerome Clement. Sandeep Jaiswal, head (Operations) of AMPTPL and Shashank Hardikar, DGM of BMM were also present.
