Mangaluru port gets mechanised coal-handling facility.

• Position: New Mangalore Port Trust in India - Brief article

New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) has added a new facility for mechanised handling of coal at the port. Chettinad Mangalore Coal Terminal Pvt Ltd has executed the mechanised common user coal terminal project at a cost of Rs. 469.46 crore at New Mangalore Port.

Addressing media persons at the inauguration of the newly constructed terminal for mechanised handling of coal at berth no. 16 on Wednesday, V Chandramoleeswaran, Director of Chettinad group, said the capacity of the fully automated coal terminal is 10 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of common user coal. Now the port is handling around 4 MTPA of common user coal. The facility has two ship unloaders with designed discharge rate of 4,000 tonnes per hour (TPH). Two stacker-cum-reclaimers with capacity...