Large Chipolbrok Vessel MV Herbert makes maiden call at Mumbai Port

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The Master of the vessel- Capt Mordacz Marcin Kamil was presented a memento on the occasion by Capt Manish Verma,Vice President, SamsaraShippingPrivateLimited.

The62,000-DWTgearedvessel,whichislessthanayearold, has a carrying capacity of about 72,000 Cu.M. , well equipped with four cranes ( 2 x 150 mt + 2 x 80 mt) with maximum lifting capacity upto 300 MetricTons.Itcame to Mumbai on its maiden voyage directly from Antwerp and Hamburg and unloaded a signicant volume of steel and project cargo.

The vessel sailed out on March 19th towards Qatar from where she will head to Turkey carrying a full load of houseconstruction modules for those impacted by therecentdevastatingearthquake.

In a brief address on the occasion, Mr Janusz Kuzmicki, Manager - Commercial Department, Shipping Division CHIPOLBROKGdynia, highlighted that this was one of the largest such vessels to visit Mumbai Port and emphasized that it has the capability to carry varied types of project, heavy lift and break-bulk cargo. He foresaw increasing heavy lift and project cargo movement to and from India given its economic growthandtremendousfuturepotential.

He thanked the trade for its support to Chipolbrok’s services connecting India and also thanked Mumbai Port officials & their Shipping Agent Samsara Shipping, for the constant support extended to Chipolbrok. Mumbai Port officials too assured their continued support to Chipolbrok’s services. Chipolbrok, a global leader in worldwide heavy lift, project and break-bulk cargo transportation, offers regular break-bulk & project service connecting India with the Persian Gulf, the US, Europe, Med, China & Far East.