It was an innovative way of handling oil cargo for the Paradip Port Trust (PPT) on Monday when tanker MV Delfine sailed into inner harbour carrying 8,000 metric tonnes of palm oil for the Adani Wilmar Group and made a Mediterranean Mooring type of berthing off Fertilizer Berth No. 1.
The vessel having an overall length of 117.60 meter and a 19-meter beam was manoeuvred by Capt Sridev under the guidance of Deputy Conservator and Harbour Master of the PPT Marine Department. It was an unparalleled, prospective game changer for the PPT as it represented the beginning of cargo handling conducted in a ship with Mediterranean Mooring type of berthing.
By this method, cargo handling quantity of the PPT would increase without addition of any infrastructure. The Paradip Port indeed leads the way.