Port Blair, August 18: The Passenger Ship MV Akbar will no more provide services to the islanders as the ship has already being proposed for Decommissioning by the Directorate of Shipping Services to the Government of India.
Talking to Andaman Sheekha, the Director, Shipping Services, Capt (IN) Rajinder Kumar said that the delay for decommissioning the Ship is due to the long procedure which has to undergo for Decommissioning of any ship.
“The Directorate has sent the proposal for decommissioning the Ship long back and now a committee have to be constituted, the value and value after sale of the scraps have to assessed, environmental clearance needed etc are the among many things which is to consider, there is long procedure for decommissioning the Ship,” the Director added.
