On September 23, 2023, V. O. Chidambaranar Port Authority (VOC Port) successfully handled 3 x 20 ISO Green Ammonia containers, with 37.4 tonnes of the commodity, from Damietta Port, Egypt for Tuticorin Alkali Chemical and Fertilizers Ltd (TFL).
Conventionally, Grey Ammonia is utilised for soda ash production. As a Go Green initiative, TFL imported Green Ammonia to produce Green Soda Ash, on trial basis. It plans to import 2,000 MT this year subject to the availability of Green Ammonia.
In addition, on September 24, V. O. Chidambaranar Port created a new record by handling 2,01,204 MT of cargo in a single day, surpassing the earlier single-day record of 2,00,642 MT on 26.08.2023. The key commodities that contributed to the achievement were container (1,03,528), thermal coal (35,018), industrial coal (27,233), limestone (12,868), sulphuric acid (10,930) and others (11,627), highlighted a release.
Mr Bimal Kumar Jha, Chairman (i/c), V. O. Chidambaranar Port Authority, remarked, “V. O. Chidambaranar Port has been a trendsetter amongst Major Ports of India in undertaking Green Port initiatives. Our port business partners & stakeholders have also undertaken various initiatives to use green products to reduce carbon footprint. On this special occasion, I take this opportunity to congratulate TFL for their green initiative and wish them all success in their future endeavours”.
Source: Exim News Service: Tuticorin, Sept. 28