The Hindu Business Line : Chennai port sets up facility to handle oil spills

THE Chennai port is now better equipped to handle oil spills within its limits. It has set up an oil spill response facility that can handle spills of up to 100 tonnes.

Major oil companies using the port handed over equipment worth Rs 1.25 crore to the Chennai port to combat oil spills, on Tuesday.

Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd, one of the largest importers of petroleum and oil products at the port, took the lead in procuring equipment from Canada, according to Mr A. Kasturirangan, Director (Operations), Chennai Petroleum Corp.

Other oil firms that have contributed to the funding are Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum, Thirumalai Chemicals and IMC Ltd, he told newspersons.

According to Mr K. Suresh, Chairman, Chennai port, the port has started handling large size oil vessels and the oil spill response facility will help meet any oil spill inside the port. "We realised the importance of such equipment during last year's tsunami," he said

The additional equipment handed over to the Chennai port include permanent boom (600 metre), inflatable pneumatic boom (400 m), boom storage reel for inflatable boom with power pack to operate the boom reel and inflation and deflation of booms (two), mounted on tugs Sundaranar and Sekkizhar. A spill spray unit with spray arms six metres long on both sides is at ORV Annam, he said.

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