Tuticorin port has resumed handling iron ore export after a gap of five years, according to port sources.
More than 22,000 tonnes of iron ore fines were loaded in 40 hours in the vessel, M V Orient Pearl, for shipment to China. The exporters were Prem Durai Exports in association with Sea Trade Impex of Chennai. The Tuticorin Port Trust is hopeful of handling iron ore exports on a regular basis, the sources add.
Source : Business Line