Chennai Port crossed yet another milestone despite the ravaging pandemic, when the container vessel MV CMA CGM BERLIOZ berthed at Chennai International Terminal Pvt. Ltd (operated by PSA international) and handled 8,819 TEUs comprising 4,645 import TEUs and 4,174 export TEUs. This surpassed the previous record of 8,397 TEUs handled by MV APL ENGLAND on December 8, 2020.
Port Chairman Sunil Paliwal and Deputy Chairman S. Balaji Arunkumar, lauded the workers and management of Chennai International Terminal as well as the officials and workforce of Chennai Port for the achievement and wished them more such landmarks in future, informed a port release.