{"id":25712,"date":"2026-03-03T04:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T04:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=25712"},"modified":"2026-03-03T04:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T04:02:10","slug":"adani-ports-inaugurates-indias-first-vlcc-terminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=25712","title":{"rendered":"Adani Ports inaugurates India&#8217;s first VLCC terminal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>Adani Ports inaugurates India&#8217;s first VLCC terminal<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>India&#8217;s first dedicated very large crude carrier (VLCC) terminal has been inaugurated at the Port of Mundra in Gujarat, port operator Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) said recently.<\/p>\n<p>The new terminal has been built with an exceptionally deep draught and advanced marine infrastructure, thus enabling it to handle some of the world&#8217;s largest crude carriers with ease.<\/p>\n<p>APSEZ said the terminal&#8217;s strategic advantage is further strengthened by a 489-kilometre direct pipeline linking the jetty to the HPCL Rajasthan Refinery in Barmer, ensuring faster, safer, and efficient crude transportation.<\/p>\n<p>Other facilities at the terminal include a 400-metre jetty that can accommodate VLCCs with draughts of up to 25 metres and deadweights of 330,000.<\/p>\n<p>The terminal has been laid out to reduce the need for lighterage operations prior to the discharge of large crude shipments.<\/p>\n<p>APSEZ expects that the new VLCC terminal will facilitate direct crude imports via Mundra Port, while the integrated infrastructure will streamline handling and allow for quicker turnarounds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Jens Karsten<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bairdmaritime.com\/shipping\/ports\/adani-ports-inaugurates-indias-first-vlcc-terminal\">Go to baird maritime<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>India&#8217;s first dedicated very large crude carrier (VLCC) terminal has been inaugurated at the Port of Mundra in Gujarat, port operator Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) said recently.<\/p>\n<p>The new terminal has been built with an exceptionally deep draught and advanced marine infrastructure, thus enabling it to handle some of the world&#8217;s largest crude carriers with ease.<\/p>\n<p>APSEZ said the terminal&#8217;s strategic advantage is further strengthened by a 489-kilometre direct pipeline linking the jetty to the HPCL Rajasthan Refinery in Barmer, ensuring faster, safer, and efficient crude transportation.<\/p>\n<p>Other facilities at the terminal include a 400-metre jetty that can accommodate VLCCs with draughts of up to 25 metres and deadweights of 330,000.<\/p>\n<p>The terminal has been laid out to reduce the need for lighterage operations prior to the discharge of large crude shipments.<\/p>\n<p>APSEZ expects that the new VLCC terminal will facilitate direct crude imports via Mundra Port, while the integrated infrastructure will streamline handling and allow for quicker turnarounds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,275,34],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-25712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-baird-maritime","category-ports-terminals","category-tankers","tag-baird-maritime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25712"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25712\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}