South Coast Railway PCOM reviews freight infrastructure at Krishnapatnam Port
South Coast Railway officials visited Krishnapatnam Port to review infrastructure and freight handling capacity. The port aims to increase its annual freight loading to 25 million tonnes through improved mechanization and rail connectivity.
Why it matters
Infrastructure upgrades at major ports are essential for improving logistics efficiency and supporting India's growing industrial export capacity.
Principal Chief Operations Manager of South Coast Railway (SCoR) Vineet Kumar visited Adani Krishnapatnam Port Limited and key railway stations and reviewed infrastructure development and freight handling capacity.
Mr. Kumar held discussions with Port CEO Jagadeesh Patil on strengthening rail infrastructure and enhancing the port’s freight handling capacity.
Krishnapatnam Port has augmented its silo-loading infrastructure by adding a feeding conveyor, enabling two silos to operate simultaneously and improving loading efficiency.
With the addition of a mechanised berth, the port now has six mechanised berths and is capable of handling Capesize vessels, each of which can carry more than one lakh tonnes of cargo.
The port has set a target of loading 25 million tonnes of freight by rail during the current financial year, against 22.7 million tonnes achieved in the previous financial year, SCoR officials said in a release on Saturday.
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