The existing container berth at Visakhapatnam port is of 450 meters; the port is to open bids to extend the container berth to 850 meters. A spokesman of the port said: “The work is to be completed within 24 months and once complete, the berth will be the longest such facility in the country”. The extension cost is estimated at more than INR 600 crore. The port container terminal, Visaka Container Terminal (VCT) is now being operated by a joint venture company, Visakha Container Terminal Private Limited (VCTPL), a joint venture between United Liner Agency of the Mumbai-based J M Baxi Group and the Dubai-based DP World. A spokesman of VCTPL said: “We, along with others, have bid for the berth extension job and we will have the first right of refusal”. Under the third phase expansion which aimed at doubling the capacity of VCT to 0.5 million TEU annually at the cost of about INR 120 crore, VCT is now equipped with four ship-to-shore gantry cranes, six Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes, six reach stackers and one mobile harbor crane. Creation of additional stacking space within the terminal and installation of some more reefer plugs are also said to form a part of the third extension phase. At present, the port deals with two mainline services and the spokesman added: “Several feeder operators such as Far Shipping, APL, BTL, Seaways and Shreyas Shipping offer services from the terminal and we handle more than 30 calls every week”.
Thursday, 20 September 2012
Visakhapatnam Port Trust to open bids for extension of container berth
The existing container berth at Visakhapatnam port is of 450 meters; the port is to open bids to extend the container berth to 850 meters. A spokesman of the port said: “The work is to be completed within 24 months and once complete, the berth will be the longest such facility in the country”. The extension cost is estimated at more than INR 600 crore. The port container terminal, Visaka Container Terminal (VCT) is now being operated by a joint venture company, Visakha Container Terminal Private Limited (VCTPL), a joint venture between United Liner Agency of the Mumbai-based J M Baxi Group and the Dubai-based DP World. A spokesman of VCTPL said: “We, along with others, have bid for the berth extension job and we will have the first right of refusal”. Under the third phase expansion which aimed at doubling the capacity of VCT to 0.5 million TEU annually at the cost of about INR 120 crore, VCT is now equipped with four ship-to-shore gantry cranes, six Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes, six reach stackers and one mobile harbor crane. Creation of additional stacking space within the terminal and installation of some more reefer plugs are also said to form a part of the third extension phase. At present, the port deals with two mainline services and the spokesman added: “Several feeder operators such as Far Shipping, APL, BTL, Seaways and Shreyas Shipping offer services from the terminal and we handle more than 30 calls every week”.
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