Adani Ports & SEZ begins liquid cargo ops at Hazira terminal

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (APSEZ) said its subsidiary Adani Hazira Port has begun handling liquid bulk cargo and is keen to attract customers from the growing chemical industry of south Gujarat.
The Adani Hazira Port, which operates all non-LNG facilities in Hazira Port, successfully handled its first liquid bulk vessel M.T. JBU OPAL. The vessel discharged 4,699 tonnes of Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) at a record discharge rate of 350 metric tonnes per hour. The consignment belonged to Visen Industries and Nikhil Adhesives Ltd.
“Hazira is well positioned to cater to the needs of the liquid bulk market in South Gujarat,” said Karan Adani, Executive Director, APSEZ.
“The Hazira Liquid Terminal is a state-of-the-art facility and will offer huge benefits to the customers in terms of cost and quality service to the customers in south Gujarat like Vapi, Daman, Silvassa, Ankleshwar, Baroda amongst others and also to north India based customers, “ Mr Adani added.
Adani Hazira Port offering to the South Gujarat Chemical trade includes 100,000 kl of storage capacity consisting of 50 tanks with each tank capacity ranging from 500-3000 kl. The second phase of construction for next 1,00,000 kl is already in progress including separate base oil terminal of 37,000 kl.
AHPPL has presently 5 dock pipelines for simultaneous discharge of chemicals and petroleum products which will ensure quick turnaround of the liquid tankers.
These dock lines are connected to the 3 berths, giving flexibility to berth liquid vessel on any vacant berth with each berth having 12-inch diameter x 4 No (carbon steel) lines and 10-inch diameter x 1 No (stainless steel – 316 l).
APSEZ also operates ports in Mundra, Gujurat and Dahej, Visakhapatnam and is setting up coal-handling facilities in Mormugao, Goa and Kandla, Gujarat.

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