Andhra Pradesh CM dedicates Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal to the nation lll State-of-art infrastructure and global connectivity among advantages lll Superior facilities through single window system deliver by far the highest productivity levels in India. The terminal is also well Exim News Service in the previous connected by rail and four lane roads to CHENNAI, April, 7 year. The Coal the national grid, making for swift ac- Billed as the future Mega port traffic was cess and evacuation of containers and of India, The Krishnapatnam highest in the cargo. Ports’ container terminal on the east cargo handling Ms. Vinita also said that the excel- coast of India, Krishnapatnam Port erate the growth of this region as an in- list with 16 mil- lent connections offered by the container Container Terminal, has been dedi- dustrial hub and also aims to bring a lion tones, It liners from KPCT to all parts of the cated to the Nation by Mr. Nallari paradigm shift in the Indian Shipping was also high- world is tremendously benefitting the Kiran Kumar Reddy, Chief Minis- and Container Terminal operations”. est traffic in importers and exporters in the imme- ter of Andhra Pradesh in the pres- Earlier speaking to the pressmen, coal cargo han- diate hinterlands of Guntur, Ongole, ence of very prominent dignitaries at Mr. Anil said that even before cargo dling among Vijayawada, Gudur, Kodur, Nellore etc. the Port on 2nd April 2013 in a colourful build up, the port has shown the trade the ports in In- The trade in these areas is enjoying re- function. community the strong infrastructure dia, Mr. Anil duced cost on transportation thereby in- The Chief Minister Congratulated built-up. The space availability and said. The Port’s creasing their competitiveness in the the KPCL authorities for bringing out technically superior facilities, and glo- future Plans in- global markets. Agricultural commodi- the most modern box terminal in the bal connectivity makes KPCT, the port clude the con- ties – maize, rice, groundnut, chillies, east coast that will be the pride of of the future on the east coast of India struction of Car Shri. Nallari Kiran Kumar onions, raw cotton, tobacco etc can be Reddy, Hon’ble Chief Andhra Pradesh. He said the Port will unlike other ports that are challenged terminal, LNG stored in the port’s warehouses for con- Minister of AP addressing tainer stuffing while Granites, both be planning to invest more on devel- by congestion and poor connectivity. and POL Jetty. the inaugural function opment of trade in the region as well This state of the art, all weather Con- rough blocks as well as finished slabs Shri. Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh opening the Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal also looks on (L to R) Shri. Adala Prabhakar Reddy, Hon’ble the state by way of constructing a tainer Terminal pres- can be handled in open yards with the State of the Art equipments available MLA, Sarvepalli Constituency, Shri. Pitani Satyanaryana, Hon’ble Minister for Social Welfare & mega container terminal soon to ently with a capacity Incharge Minister SPSR Nellore District, Shri. Anam Ramnarayan Reddy, Hon’ble Minister of handle a whopping 6 million Teus in a of 1.2 million Teus, at the Port. The seafood industry of Finance and Planning of Andhra Pradesh, Shri. C.Vishwesarao Rao, Chairmar, KPCL. will be operational Nellore is benefitted critically by shorter year that will make the port as han- and draft of 20 meters, capable of han- ã Draft: 13.5 meters; to be in- round the clock, 365 road transportation and faster transit dler of largest capacity in India. He dling 200,000 DWT super capsize ves- creased to 17.5 meters days and is all set to via KPCT. Further the exim trade of promised that the government of sels. ã Capabilities of handling boost the Container Hyderabad and Bangalore have also Andhra Pradesh will provide all as- ã Huge area backup area of 6,500 Mother container vessels of up to terminal capacity to commenced moving cargo through sistance in making the KPCL as mega acres for transit storage that will house a 8000 TEUs 6 million TEUs per Krishnapatnam Port to avail of the ad- port of India. dedicated container terminal, and import ã State-of-the-art handling infra- annum within the vantages of lower transportation cost, Mr. Ganta Srinivasa Rao, Ports hub port for coal for the 14,000 MW power structure with RMQCs, RTGs, Reach next few years, han- lower handling cost, efficient and con- Minister and other MPs and MLAs projects coming up in its vicinity, and ex- stackers, etc dling the highest gestion –free operations at KPCT. participated in the meet along with port hub port for iron ore along with the ã Large container yard with container volumes Global Benchmarks & Advantages Mr. Anil Yendluri, Director and Chief capacity to handle fertilizers, petrochemi- reefer storage facilities ever on the east ã Currently in its second phase of Executive Officer and Ms. Vinita cals, break-bulk cargo, project cargo and ã Rail siding details: On dock rail Venkatesh, Advisor, KPCL. coast. The container development, the port is destined to be terminal is going to add numerous The Port is also presently leading in one the biggest Port in India and one automobiles. adjacent to CY Mr. Anil Yendluri, CEO – ã ã strengths like - maximum efficiency, Vegetable Oil imports handling as well In future, Krishnapatnam Port will CFS facility within port limits Krishnapatnam Port said, “We are of the biggest Ports in the world. minimum dwell time and maximum in Urea cargo. ã also have ship building and repair facili- Krishnapatnam Port is promoted grateful to Sri Nallari Kiran Kumar Krishnapatnam Port has estab- safety thus making it one of the finest Ms. Vinita Venkatesh said that In lished a World record for coal discharge ties along with bunkering facilities. by the Hyderabad-based CVR Group. Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra ã and most modern ports in the world. recognition of the commercial and high Work is in progress to develop a dedi- Navayuga Engineering Company Pradesh for dedicating of 1,22,247 MT, using the con- The port has so far witnessed a total productivity potential of the port, con- cated terminal for the exports of cars. Ltd. (NECL) is the flagship entity of Krishnapatnam Port Container Ter- ventional system of coal unloading. investment of nearly USD 1 Billion till tainer shipping lines have been quick ã Krishnapatnam Port achieved a Current Facilities & Equipment at CVR Group and is a well known EPC date, meeting the global stan- to bring their services to KPCT. Maersk very high benchmark by loading 60021 Krishnapatnam Port Container Ter- Company. CVR group is a highly di- dards in providing world-class service Line and Mediterranean Shipping MT of Iron Ore Fines in just 24 hrs by minal versified group having a turnover of ã and facilities, Mr. Anil said and added Company (MSC) have started calling using the conventional system of load- 2 Berths, US$ 1-Billion and an order book of ã that the present Container Terminal their own vessels at KPCT and in addi- ing. Total Berth length: 650 meters US$ 10-Billion comprising of power, ã has been completed with an investment tion, the largest container feeder com- ã Its Master Plan incorporates 42 Wharf: 650 meters (straight line); steel, port establishment, spatial of Rs.1500 crore and already showcased panies in the Bay of Bengal area – Ben- berths with total quay length of 12.5 km another 1370 meters to be added later technology & applications, informa- the operative excellence by moving 52 gal Tiger Line ( BTL), FAR Shipping and tion technology and exports. moves per hour. This was the highest Xpress Feeders ( XCL) are also offering so far in the country, he said. Consider- services from KPCT. The shipping lines ing India’s growing maritime trade in are enthused by the draft of 18m avail- the world market with unprecedented able at the port and also the ease of op- Mr. Anil Yendluri, CEO, Ms. Vinita growth in containerized trade and bulk erations at the port whereby both the Venkatesh addressing the press commodities, Krishnapatnam Port is marine services to the vessels as well minal to the nation. “Our container fast emerging as a global standards port as stevedoring and other port services terminal is the one of the most tech- with efficient and exceptional Port ser- are handled by a single operator. nically advanced terminal in the vices. She said that KPCL - KPCT spans world offering tremendous benefits The Port has performed well in the an area of 6500 acres providing ample not just to the liners companies but just concluded financial year with the space for import and export cargo and also to the import and export trade increase of 40% in both traffic as well containers as well as transhipment op- community”, he said. finance performance, Mr. Anil said. erations. The Container terminal is Mr. Anil also said that KPCL has handled 21.12 million tones equipped with 5 state-of –the –art su- “Krishnapatnam Port will help accel- in 2012-13 as against 15.4 million tones per post panamax quay cranes which.