The Paradip Port Trust (PPT) on Saturday set a new record in crude oil cargo discharging. MT Spartan Warrior, a crude oil tanker, discharged 1.96 lakh metric tonne of crude oil at the Single Point Mooring (SPM)-2 in less than 24 hours surpassing the previous record of 1.71 lakh mt from another tanker MT G Whale on March 11, 2013.
The crude oil being imported by the Indian Oil Corporation ltd is pumped to Haldia, Barauni IOCl refineries through pipelines from here. Presently there are 3 Single Point Mooring berths covering about 18 miles from the PPT harbour which can accommodate Very large Crude Carrier (VlCC).