Visakha Container Terminal

For the First time, a large consignment of Banganapalli mangoes grown in Nuzvid was sent through Visakha Container Terminal, to London.

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Nepal consignments contribute to growth of Vizag Port in ’19

Imports to the land-locked Himalayan country of Nepal played a pivotal role in the growth of Visakhapatnam port in 2019. Among the around 178,000 consignments imported through the port, 33, 647 of them were bound for Nepal.

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Direct Europe Service From Visakhapatnam
The first-ever Direct Europe Service (IEX) made its maiden voyage from Visakha Container Terminal at 1550 hours on November 15, 2019. The vessel in the voyage was M.V. E R Sweden operated by Cosco shipping who is one of the partner in the IEX service consortium.

The IEX service would start from Visakhapatnam and turn around back at Visakhapatnam making it the first port of call for this service. Hapag Lloyd, Cosco, OOCL, ONE & YML are the partners of this service connecting India, Mediterranean & Europe regions. This new service will be the gateway to the trade for direct shipments reducing the transit time that would, in turn, create room for more container traffic from/to Visakhapatnam and the hinterland.

Mr Anil Narayanan, Dy. COO, Capt. Manpreet Jolly, VP Operations, VCT along with Cosco Shipping team went onboard the vessel to exchange mementos with the Captain of the ship. A cake-cutting ceremony was also conducted thanking the Captain and his crew for the maiden call of the service at Visakhapatnam. The commencement of the service is all set to spread horizons and reach the untapped markets getting them routed through VCT.

VCT achieved the highest exchange of TEUs On M.V. NEYYAR

On November 11, 2019, Visakha Container Terminal (VCT) achieved the highest exchange of TEUs on M.V. NEYYAR holding the flag of St. Vincent Grenadines pertaining to CCG Service. The total number of TEUs handled was 3,457 with export and import of 1,473 TEUs and 1,984 TEUs respectively. Prior to this, it was M.V. ALS FIDES with an exchange of 3,186 TEUs on 29 May 2018 belonging to same CCG Service. Coincidentally, the vessel also witnessed the highest productivity with 100.67 BMPH. VCT is well equipped with the latest equipment and world-class infrastructure to handle a much bigger exchange of TEUs enabling faster turnaround of vessels.

The highest growth rate among major ports in the country, VPT handled a record cargo in the first six months in the current FY. The Vizag Container Terminal will be developed as a container hub. Read about it here: http://ow.ly/m58a50wIjsx