Two More Naval Ships Carrying Medical Aid Arrive at NMPT From Kuwait

Two More Naval Ships Carrying Medical Aid Arrive at NMPT From Kuwait

Two more navy vessels ‘INS Kochi and INS Tabar’ arrive at NMPT with medical aid from Kuwait on May 11, Tuesday.
The navy vessel INS Kochi carried 03 nos liquid oxygen filled ISO containers of net weight 20 MT each, 40 nos pallets of oxygen cylinders of one ton each and 02 nos of 10 litres high flow oxygen concentrators. Navy vessel INS Tabar carried 02 nos liquid oxygen filled ISO containers of net weight 20 MT each and 30 nos pallets of oxygen cylinders of one ton each. The medical oxygen & concentrators are from the second tranche of medical aids donated by the Kuwait Government to Indian Red Cross Society. The cargoes were loaded on both the ships at Shuwaikh Port and sailed out on 06.05.2021. Both the vessels were berthed on highest priority & NMPT extended all its resources for berthing of the vessels and handling of 05 oxygen containers, 70 pallets containing oxygen cylinders & 02 no.s of 10 litres high flow oxygen concentrators on zero charges as per the directives of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways.