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Madurai, Aug. 22 Tuticorin Port successfully handled deep draught vessel with a draught beyond 10.7 meters with the anchorage of the first coal vessel mv.Elpida S, with a draught of 12.46 meters, carrying 53,106 tonnes of Indonesian coal on August 10.

The Port with a permissible draught of 10.7 meters, had proposed in July 2006 to handle deep draught vessels at anchorage beyond that, subject to certain conditions and announced the same through an issue of “Trade Notice” in July 2007.

Utilising the new facility offered by the Port, M/s Seapol Shipping Pvt. Ltd, Tuticorin, nominated a collier mv.Elpida S, with 53,106 tonnes of Indonesian coal, imported by M/s Coastal Energy, Chennai. Deploying two self-propelled barges of capacity 1,000 MT and 1,200 MT, the Port authorities effected the lighterage operation. After successful lighterning of about 8,720 tonnes of cargo, the vessel reached the permissible draught of 10.7 meters and was berthed at VOC Berth No.III for full and final discharge of cargo.

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