Gangavaram Port sets new coal handling record
The Dollar Business Bureau The Gangavaram Port created a milestone by discharging a record 1,12,599 Metric Tons (MT) of steam coal in 24 hours from its ultra large cargo vessel M V Cape Jupiter. “This record discharge rate only reaffirms the superior port infrastructure and operational efficiency at Gangavaram Port,” the operator said in a statement on Monday. “With the commissioning of the second and new mechanized coal handling terminal and 3 other general cargo berths, the port infrastructure at the Gangavaram Port has become un-paralleled with a capacity of about 64MMTPA,” said Raj Dandu, Executive Director, Gangavaram Port Limited. The all-weather port which is capable of handling capesize vessels is submerged up to 21-metre in to the sea. The port, operational since ...
