The V.O. Chidambaranar Port in Thoothukudi on Friday handled its first crude palm oil vessel at Coal Jetty-2, which has been suitably modified with pipelines connecting the berth to storage tanks located approximately 5 km from the jetty.

The vessel ZY Galaxy, loaded with 15,000 tonnes of crude palm oil from Port of Kunak, Malaysia, was berthed at the port at 10 am on Friday. The discharge of the entire consignment is expected to be completed by Monday, says a release.

The importer, KTV Health Food Private Limited, has established four storage tanks in the port’s industrial zone and has a manufacturing capacity of 1,000 tonnes of refined palmolein per day. The refined palmolein produced by the company is distributed for regional domestic consumption. The vessel’s shipping agent is Seaport Services, Tuticorin, the release said.

V.O. Chidambaranar Port has allotted around 1,633 acres of port lands for setting up of port based industries like power plants, chemicals, warehousing, food processing, edible oil and green hydrogen & its derivatives, says the release.

Source: The Hindu Business Line 

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