Hambantota Port to begin MGO Fuel Bunkering

Oil tanker ‘Sunny Bay’ carrying 15,000 metric tons of Marine Gas Oil (MGO), called at the Hambantota International Port (HIP) on the 23rd January. The vessel was the first to discharge MGO for storage at the port’s tank farm. HIP, with its global partner Sinopec, launched bunkering operations for VLSFO last year. With the tank

Hambantota Port expects phenomenal growth

The Hambantota International Port (HIP), which continues to come under attack by the opposition, said it expects phenomenal growth in the services it offers. HIP in a statement said that it has received FSS certification (Fitness for Service) for their tank farm facility. The certification was issued by Lloyd’s Register (LR), the World’s leading provider