Friday, 24 Jun 2011
Krishnapatnam Port has set an all India record for discharging 95,528 tonnes of steam coal in just 24 hrs using the conventional unloading system in the form of advanced Mobile Harbor cranes.
The Vessel MV, Grand Clipper carrying 132,953 tonnes berthed at Krishnapatnam Port at 10:48 HRS on June 17 and the commencement of discharging the coal started from 14:00 hrs the same day. The discharging was completed at 22:15 HRS on June 19.
This feat surpassed Krishnapatnam Port's previous record of discharging 72,527 tons of steam coal in just 24 hrs which was also an all India record then and was established barely a couple of months earlier on April 12 for vessel MV Welhero.
Krishnapatnam Port has a draft of 16.5 metres, capable of handling cape size vessels. Dredging is in progress to further increase the draft to 18.5 metres by October.(sourced from Business Line)
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