Reliance Industries resumes vessel operation at Sikka Port

JAMNAGAR : India’s Reliance Industries, operator of world’s biggest refining complex, has resumedvesseloperationsattheport of Sikka in Jamnagar, Gujarat, industrysourcessaid,asthecoastline recovered from the impact of Cyclone Biparjoy.

“AnyvesselcallingtheSikkaPorts &TerminalsLtd(STPL)canenterthe Gulf of Kutch,” sources who received anoticefromthecompanysaid.

The company had restricted entryofvesselsat theportlastweek “due to unavailability anchorage position.”

Atleast13-21tankerswerewaiting to discharge crude oil at port, an industry source said and ship-tracking data showed recently. Several ports in Gujarat had suspended cargo operations last week due to unsafe weather conditionsatsea.

About 2.74 million metric tons (20.12 million barrels) onboard 21 oil tankers were waiting to discharge, oneofthesourcessaid,whileRefinitiv ship-tracking data showed 12.87 million barrels onboard 13 tankers werewaitingtounloadatSikkaport.

Meanwhile, the Astro Chloe discharged 1.9 million barrels of crude oil on Sunday at the port of Vadinar, the source added and Kpler datashowed.