Visakhapatnam: In a significant development, Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) received MV Huahine, a newcastlemax size vessel-the largest ever carrying cargo to any port in India on Thursday.

The vessel docked safely berthed at the Vizag General Cargo Berth (VGCB), a BOT berth operated by Vedanta. The ship has an overall length of 300M and a beam of 50M. MV.Huahine is carrying 199,900 MT of manganese ore loaded from Gabon, marking the largest cargo carried by a single vessel to any Indian port.

The cargo distribution is as follows: 124,500 MT to Vizag, 16,000 MT to be transhipped to Dhamra and 59,400 MT to be transhipped to Haldia. The cargo is shipped by ERAMET S.A France, one of the largest exporters of manganese ore. The group boasts world-class mining deposits and an international industrial presence, producing metals essential to urban infrastructure and the energy transition.