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New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) handled 1.87 million tonnes of LPG till March 25 in the current financial year as against 1.63 million tonnes in the corresponding period of the last fiscal, recording a growth of 14.72 per cent.
Of the 1.87 million tonnes, HPCL's contribution was around 1.61 million tonnes.
A press release by Mr S. Gopalakrishna, Traffic Manager of NMPT, said here on Saturday that the LPG handled at New Mangalore Port caters the needs of Karnataka, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
The release also said that m.t. Maharshi Bharadwaj, a very large gas carrier (VLGC) with a capacity of carrying 44,000 tonnes of LPG, called at the port on March 25. The vessel berthed at berth no.12 for evacuation of LPG meant for distribution in Karnataka. This is the maximum size of LPG vessel ever handled at the port, it said. The entire consignment was brought from Port Yanbu in Saudi Arabia, for Total Oil India, a subsidiary of Total France.
Quoting Mr P. Tamilvanan, Chairman of NMPT, the release said that the port could achieve this landmark by permitting Total Oil India to install LPG handling facilities at berth no.12 with effect from January 25, 2010.
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