The Dhamra port, a fully subsidiary of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), added another feather in its cap. The port known as one of the deepest port of India in east coast discharged 1, 13,944 MT non-coking coal by two ship unloaders from MV Cape Natalie within 24 hours.
This is first in India that within 24 hours any port could discharge cargo of such a huge quantity. By establishing this benchmark, the port surpasses previous record discharge of 1, 01,320MT during the year of 2013-14.
MV Cape Natalie of NKK class bulk carrier vessel of length 288mt and beam of 45mt. carried steam coal of more than 1, 63,000MT from South Africa for AEL. The Dhamra Port already handled 320 vessels in 2016-17. MV Macau Mineral, one of the biggest cargo vessel with a capacity of 2, 07,785 DWT, berthed at Dhamra Port on March 26, 2014.
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