The Krishnapatnam port in Andhra Pradesh set a new record in
the Indian ports sector by discharging 1.22 lakh tonnes of coal in 24 hours
using the conventional unloading system.
MV Cohiba, carrying 1.61 lakh tonnes of coal for JSW Steel
Ltd, berthed at the port at 5.30 a.m on August 6.
The port had earlier discharged 1.06 lakh tonnes of steam
coal in July last year.
The Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal, the container
business arm of the port, is gearing up to handle new scheduled calls beginning
this month. The terminal, last month, added four gantry cranes of Keppel Fels
and new mini-bagging machines, installed new hopper and conveyor systems in
warehouses and built new sidings to handle the bulk cargo at the port, a
company statement said.
The Krishnapatnam port, developed and operated by the
$5-billion Navayuga Group, is executing a Rs 4,000-crore phase-II development
programme.
The port, which has five multi-purpose berths with a draft
of about 15 million tonnes (mt), handles a little over 16 mt, as against the
phase-I installed capacity of 25 mt.
Source: BL
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