Reliance Industries has resumed vessel operations at the port of Sikka in Jamnagar, Gujarat, as the coastline recovered from the impact of cyclone Biparjoy.
Any vessel calling the Sikka Ports & Terminals Ltd (STPL) can enter the Gulf of Kutch. The company had restricted entry of vessels at the port last week “due to unavailability anchorage position.”
At least 13-21 tankers were waiting to discharge crude oil at port, an industry source said and ship-tracking data showed.
Several ports in Gujarat had suspended cargo operations last week due to unsafe weather conditions at sea.
About 2.74 million metric tons (20.12 million barrels) onboard 21 oil tankers were waiting to discharge, while Refinitiv ship-tracking data showed 12.87 million barrels onboard 13 tankers were waiting to unload at Sikka port.
Meanwhile, the Astro Chloe discharged 1.9 million barrels of crude oil at the port of Vadinar, Kpler data showed.
Gujarati ports including Pipavav Port and Kandla Port said they had resumed operations.
