Tata Steel has become the first Indian company to import cargo on bulk carrier that uses LNG as fuel instead of traditional VLSFO (Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil). On July 24, cape vessel “MV Ubuntu Unity” berthed at Dharma port to discharge 1,65,700 tonnes of coal. Going forward, Tata Steel plans to import one million tonnes of coking coal in FY24 from Australia in such LNG-powered vessels. She used LNG during its ballast leg (Tianjin to Gladstone) and a mix of LNG and traditional fuel during its laden leg (Gladstone to Dhamra). Peeyush Gupta, Vice-President, Supply Chain, Tata Steel, said in 2021 the company was the first in the steel industry to deploy a ship powered by biofuel.

Source: The Hindu July 29, 2023 03:59 UTC