BL reported that Gangavaram port set a record on October 25 by discharging 48,545 tonnes of coking coal from the vessel MV Luminous Halo in 24 hours.
According to a release it was four times the national average.
The entire cargo in the vessel, 52,500 tonnes of coking coal imported by the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd was discharged in 27 hours.
The new port has so far handled 215 vessels and crossed the 10 million tonne cargo mark recently.
(Sourced from Business Line)


