Latest News | Business Briefs VO Chidambaranar Port Handles 120 Import Windmill Blades in Single Consignment

New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) VO Chidambaranar Port, one of the 12 major ports of the country, handled the highest number of 120 import windmill blades in a single consignment.

India has 12 major ports -- Kandla, Mumbai, JNPT, Marmugao, New Mangalore, Cochin, Chennai, Ennore, VOC, Visakhapatnam, Paradip and Kolkata (including Haldia).

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"VO Chidambaranar Port in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu handled 120 number of imported windmill blades, the highest volume in a single consignment on October 27, 2022 surpassing the previous highest import of 60 windmill blades in a single consignment," Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said in a statement.

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