Asia/Pacific News
Chennai Bunkering Plans Edge Forward
The Indian port of Chennai's bunkering plans are taking shape with a deal on building a dedicated 181 metre long bunkering terminal imminent, according to a Chennai Port Trust official.
Ship & Bunker reported on the plans last month which will see the port put $7 million into new bunkering facilities.
"The port has been supplying bunker fuels to ships in the anchorage area outside the port for the past two years, a practice which wasn't of the port's 136-year-old history," an unnamed port official was quoted as saying by local news provider Times of India.
The target for the port's bunker sales is to be around 1 million metric tonnes a year, the official added.
Nearby Singapore dominates the regional bunkering scene with annual sales of over 40 million mt. A proportion of fuel oil cargoes for the Singaporean market originate from India, the report said.
Chennai is located on India's southeastern coastline facing the Bay of Bengal.
