NEW DELHI: Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone Ltd (MPSEZ), private multi-port operator and a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Ltd has handled a record 984,000 metric tonnes of fertilizers in November, thus making it one of the largest fertilizer handling ports in the country.
Mundra Port, which is also India's fourth largest commercial port, is well equipped to handle around 20% share of India's annual fertilizer imports that stand at 22 million tonnes because of a fully mechanized fertilizer cargo complex with a total capacity of 500,000 metric tonnes.
Around eight to ten rakes are loaded on daily basis thus evacuating cargo in excess of 25,000 metric tonnes a day against about four rakes in a leading major port in the region.
"We, at Mundra Port, aim to capture the top slot in the Country for handling imported fertilizer cargo also as we did with coal. High level of mechanization, state-of-the-art technology, our robust processes and very committed employees are behind this success"", said Dr Malay Mahadevia, Whole-time Director, MPSEZ .
With India's fertilizer imports slated to rise, Mundra Port aims to break its own record and capture a higher share of the imported fertilizer cargo in next few years.
Earlier in November, Mundra Port transported a record cargo of imported coal at its West Basin terminal, Asia's largest coal handling facility. It has also commenced double stack container trains to help control transportation costs. The trains are running from Mundra Port to Patli near Gurgaon, Haryana, thus connecting northern India to the west.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com