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Odisha's Gopalpur port receives its first capesize vessel
    Bhubaneswar, Oct 14 (PTI) With receiving its first
capesize vessel carrying 105,000 tonnes of limestone, Gopalpur
Port in Odisha has joined the list of "select ports" that can
handle large ships in the country, an official said on Monday.
    JSPL, one of the port's key customers, imported
steel-grade limestone from the middle-east in a ship, owned by
Essar Shipping, which reached the port on Saturday, he said.
    We are proud to have successfully handled a vessel
carrying 105,000 tonnes (of limestone) on October 12. In a
short time, the group has made a significant progress in
making the Gopalpur Port a world class facility, said Amit
Saboo Managing Director of Shapoorji Pallonji Port Maintenance
Pvt Ltd.
    Gopalpur Port has undertaken an expansion programme
which amongst other things entailed dredging of the channel to
enable it to receive large ships, a port statement said.
    With completion of dredging, the port is capable of
receiving modern and large ships which can cater to the
needs of its customers, it said. PTI SKN
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