Ship-to-ship operations of LPG was undertaken for the first time by Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited at Sandheads — a stretch of open sea nearly 130 km from Halida.
- Due to the strategically advantageous location, HDC has witnessed incremental demand from trade in terms of catering to LPG, imported POL products and other liquid cargo.
- The instant STS operations is expected to open new business potential not only for the country’s oldest riverine Major Port but also benefit the trade and country as a whole in terms of saving substantial foreign exchange.
- Thus the STS operation at SMP, Kolkata is likely to emerge as a game changer in the overall economics in handling of imported LPG in the Indian Coast.
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