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Record performance (tonnes)

Date of occurrence

Unloading of Granulated Urea in bulk in a day

15951

23rd January 2007

Unloading of Gypsum in bulk in a day

29006

31st January 2007

Loading of Granulated Blast Furnace Slag in bags

5225

31st January 2007

Unloading of Alumina powder in bulk in a day

4913

2nd February 2007

Unloading of Bentonite in bulk in a day

10689

9th February 2007

Unloading of Alumina powder in bulk in a day

5050

21st February 2007

Unloading of Manganese Ore in bulk in a day

13538

25th February 2007

Loading of Soya Bean meal in bulk in a day

13134

2nd March 2007

Unloading of Low Ash Metallurgical Coke in Bulk in a day

                   23036

4th April 2007

Unloading of Carbon Coated Steel Pipes in a day

                     8624

18th May 2007

Unloading of Anthracite Coal in bulk in a day

14800

31st May 2007

Unloading of Cement Clinker in bulk in a day

15140

10th July 2007

Unloading of Muriate of Potash in bulk in a day

20300

 23rd July 2007

Unloading of Muriate of Potash in bulk in a day

20619

11th August 2007

Unloading of Alumina in bulk in a day

5192

1st October 2007

Unloading of Manganese Ore in bulk in a day

13739

8th October 2007

Unloading of Mono Ammonium Phosphate in bulk in a day

8098

14th October 2007

Unloading of Mono Ammonium Phosphate in bulk in a day

9058

19th October 2007

Unloading of Mono Ammonium Phosphate in bulk in a day

9100

29th October 2007

Unloading of Iron Ore (fines) in bulk in a day

                     31746

25th  November 2007

Unloading of Di Ammonium Phosphate in bulk in a day

15278

13th December 2007

Unloading of Liquefied Petroleum Gas  in bulk in a day

12190

27th  December 2007

Unloading of Rock  Phosphate in bulk in a day

11025

27th December 2007

Unloading of Bentonite in bulk in a day

12200

30th December 2007

Loading of Thermal coal in bulk in a day

24058

7th January 2008

Loading of Indian Raw Sugar in bulk in a day

12200

7th January 2008

Loading of Manganese Ore in bulk in a day

17436

12th January 2008

Unloading of Industrial Grade Salt in bulk in a day

                   15560

18th February 2008

Unloading of Muriate of Potash in bulk in a day

                   21969

8th March 2008

Unloading of Industrial Grade Salt in bulk in a day

18308

25th March 2008

Unloading of Bentonite in bulk in a day

15565

29th April 2008

Unloading of Rock  Phosphate in bulk in a day

16116

08th June 2008

Unloading of Di-Ammonium Phosphate in bulk in a day

16158

17th August 2008

Loading of Iron Ore Pellets in a day 

26001

24th August 2008
Loading of Iron Ore (CLO) in bulk in a day                      33062 10th September 2008
Unloading of Super Phosphate in bulk in a day                         10215 29th September 2008
Unloading of Petroleum Coke in bulk in a day 17003 17th December 2008

Unloading of Ammonium Nitrate  in bulk in a day

6460

7th January 2009
Unloading of Bauxite Ore in bulk in a day

15647

06th March 2009
Unloading of Bauxite Ore in bulk in a day

18150

16th March 2009
Unloading of Super Phosphate in bulk in a day                         11173 1st April 2009

Unloading of Alumina Powder in bulk in a day

5571

 5th April 2009

Unloading of Anthracite Coal in bulk in a day

15013

06th April 2009

Unloading of Bauxite Ore in bulk in a day

15866

10th April 2009

Unloading of Alumina Powder in bulk in a day

5813

 22nd April 2009

Unloading of Petroleum Coke in bulk in a day

17270

31st May 2009

Unloading of Steel Billets in a day 

5349

27th July 2009
Loading of Boxn and Bobrn Rakes in a day

65214

21st August 2009
Unloading of Bauxite  in a day

19009

9th September 2009

Unloading of  Ammonium Nitrate in a day

8174

19th December 2009
     

Cargo Throughput:  April 06 to  March 2007 

  • 56.39 MT of traffic was handled during April 06 to March 2007 as against 55.8 MT handled during corresponding period of previous year.

  • National Record in monthly cargo throughput by Handling 5.83 Million Tonnes in October 2007.

  • RECORD ACHIEVEMENT OF 4 WHEELER WAGONS:

  • The Waltair railway division achieved a record loading of 3222.5 units of 4-wheeler wagons at Port of Visakhapatnam in a day on 21-09-2008, the best so far in the last three years. 

  • ALL TIME RECORD THROUGHPUT IN A DAY:  

  • The Port of Visakhapatnam has established an all time record throughput in a day. A quantity of 4.09 lakh tonnes of traffic was handled in a day on 25.03.2008 surpassing the previous record of 4.05 lakh tonnes achieved on 25.04.2007. The traffic in the current fiscal is likely to cross 64 million tonnes - an all time high in the history of the port.

      Efficiency parameters:  April 06 to  March 2007 

description

April 06  to  March 2007 

No of cargo  vessels sailed

2052

Average pre-berthing detention (Hours)

4.78

Average Turnaround time (Days)

3.65

Output per ship berth day (tones)

10868

Other important events:

  • The additional link road connecting to the National Highway ( NH-5 ) with operational areas is operational with effect from 14-12-2006.
  • The Port has successfully berthed one panamax vessel M.V. GOLDENGUN at EQ-7 berth in the inner harbour on 17-02-2007.
  • For the first time in the history of VPT a Large Gas carrier M.V. MAHARSHI BHARADWAJ with LOA 219.89mts., beam 34.20 mtrs., DWT 59421 and with a draft of 10.9 mtrs., has been berthed  at a LPG berth on 23-12-2007.
  • A Quantity of 29.9 lakh tonnes of Fertilisers was handled during 2007-08 (upto January 2008) surpassing the previous highest record of 26.2 lakh tonnes handled during the entire year 2006-07.
  • A Quantity of 3085000 tonnes  Finished Fertilizers  handled during 2007-2008 (1st April 2007 to 22nd February 2008)
  • Port of visakhapatnam has successfully nagivated one vessel M.V. NORD ENDEAVOUR with 11 mtrs. Draft in to inner harbour at 16.25 hrs on 10-10-2008

        RECORD DISCHARGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE IN A DAY

          The Port of Visakhapatnam has established an all time record in unloading of Ammonium Nitrate in a day. A quantity

         of 8174 tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate was discharged in a day on 19.12.2009 from the vessel m.v.PONTONOSTOS at

         East Quay-7 surpassing the previous best discharge of 7007 tonnes on 24.03.2009

         RECORD LOADING OF C.P.COKE IN A DAY

           The port Visakhapatnam has established an all time record in loading of C.P.COKE in a day.  A quantity of 12,222    

         tonnes of C.P. Coke was loaded in a day on 08-01-2010 into the vessel m.v. OXYGEN at East Quay-7                   

          surpassing the previous best loading of 12,043 tonnes on 29-12-2006.

          M/s S.S.B.T. are the Stevedores and M/s Eshwar Shipping Services are the Steamer Agents for the above vessel

          RECORD LOADING OF FLY ASH BAGS IN A DAY

            The Port of Visakhapatnam has established an all time record in loading of Fly Ash Bags in a day.  A quantity of   

          3357 tonnes of Fly Ash Bags was loaded in a day on 08-01-2010 into the vessel m.v. HAE SONG at East Quay -2 

          (N) surpassing the previous best loading of 3176 tonnes on 22-02-2008. 

          M/s Integral Trading Limited are the Stevedores and Steamer Agents for the above vessel.

          RECORD LOADING OF IRON ORE IN A DAY

          The Port of Visakhapatnam has established an all time record in loading of iron ore in a day. A quantity of 

          34533 tonnes of iron ore was loaded in a day on 08.02.2010 into the vessel m.v. YUAN SHUN HAI at 

          West Quay -3 berth surpassing the previous best loading of 33116 tonnes on 22.01.2009.

          The cargo was exported by M/s. Ispat Industries  

          M/s. SICAL Logistics are the Stevedores and M/s Sree Binni Shipping are the Steamer Agents for the above 

          Vessel.       

          RECORD LOADING OF THERMAL COAL IN A DAY

          The Port of Visakhapatnam has established an all time record in loading of Thermal Coal in a day. A quantity

          of 30,600 tonnes of Thermal Coal of M/s TNEB Chennai was loaded on 28.2.2010 into the vessel m.v.TAMIL ANNA

          at West Quay -2 surpassing the previous best loading of 28,332 tonnes on 10.2.2010.

          M/s. S.I.C (L). are the Stevedores and M/s SEAPORT SHIPPING PVT LTD are the Steamer Agents for the above

          vessel.

 

          RECORD DISCHARGE OF CHROMITE ORE IN BULK IN A DAY

          The Port of Visakhapatnam has established an all time record in unloading of Chromite ore in bulk in a day.

          A quantity of 6,040 tonnes of Chromite ore of M/s Vishnu Chemicals Limited, Visakhapatnam was discharged

          on 25.02.2010 from the vessel m.v. MICRO at EQ-1 surpassing the previous best discharge of 5,810 tonnes

          on 20.10.2007.

          M/s. J.M.BAXI are the stevedores and M/s. UNITED LINER AGENCIES OF INDIA are the steamer Agents for the

          above vessel.            

                                                                                                                        

 

 

  

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