October 11, 2008

Chennai Port signs fresh MoU with Zeebrugge Port

Chennai Port Trust, in a press release said that it has signed a fresh MoU with Belgium based Port of Zeebrugge.

It is noted that in 1997, the 2 ports signed an MoU with the intention of cooperating in various fields related to maritime transportation and port development and working together as sister ports. At that point of time, both ports laid accent on handling of bulk cargoes such as coal and iron ore.

Over the last few years, the focus of Zeebrugge Port has shifted to handling of clean cargoes such as cars and containers. In these circumstances, since both ports are working towards a common goal, the need to draft a fresh MoU was realized.

According to the release, the fresh MoU is expected to enlarge the scope of cooperation between the 2 ports and enable active interaction between the management and personnel of the two ports for their mutual benefits. Chennai port in particular will draw on the available expertise in Zeebrugge Port in the field of containers, car carriers and cruise vessels.