Building a Country, Reinforcing Bonds
• Visakhapatnam port is all set to increase its present capacity 127 MMTPA to 145 MMTPA in the next two years after the completion of ongoing projects.
• The port handled 65.30 million tonnes of cargo in 2018-19 as against 63.54 million tonnes during 2017-18. For the past three years, the port’s cargo has been growing by 5% in spite of competition from neighbouring private ports.
• A cruise terminal was also sanctioned for the port and the infrastructure in and around the port was being developed under the Sagarmala project and other projects. A bright future lies ahead of Visakhapatnam port
• Visakhapatnam was now adjudged the third cleanest port in the country. It is the only port running entirely on solar energy and have got the green port award.