First trial run of RoPax vessel – Voyage Symphony from Ghogha to Dahej and docking at Dahej Terminal successful: GMB
October 23, 2018
Bharuch: First trial run of RoPax vessel – Voyage Symphony from Ghogha to Dahej and docking at Dahej Terminal has been successful. Commercial services will be started shortly, tweeted Gujarat Maritime Board CEO Mukesh Kumar(IAS).
Later Ministry of Shipping informed that second trial run from Dahej to Ghogha was also successful. 12 trucks were loaded and sent to Ghogha from Dahej in this round of trial.
The service was to be launched on 12 October and Chief Minister had made related announcement too in a public function but due to last minute breach in holder of pontoon at Dahej, the programme had to be postponed. Later union minister of state Mandukh Mandavia had also claimed that there were some dredging related issues at Ghogha port due to monsoon currents. Once launched, the RoPax service will be the first of its kind in entire India.
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