On June 26, 2019, at Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) of Kolkata Port Trust, Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) brought its first crude carrier, MT Sand Shiner, at the 1st Oil Jetty of HDC. It was carrying about 19,600 tonnes.
NRL presently operates a 3-million tonne refinery at Numaligarh in Assam. The refinery currently faces a shortfall in sourcing the local Assam crude, by about 0.5 million tonnes per annum, which they plan to import. The marketing initiatives adopted by KoPT under the leadership of Mr Vinit Kumar, Chairman, has enabled the port to attract this traffic through HDC, highlighted a release. The crude will be stored at the tankages of IMC Ltd and will be despatched to Numaligarh by rakes, to be loaded from the tank wagon gantry of BPCL.
Kolkata Port expects to attract more crude traffic of NRL, beyond 0.5 million tonnes per annum, once the refinery goes for expansion. Mr Vinit Kumar thanked the NRL management for its valuable support and continuous faith, as well as the staff and officers of Haldia Dock Complex for their excellent support and hard work in making this endeavour a success, the release added.
