Krishnapatnam Port in the Division of the South Central Railway achieved
record coal loading of 12.95 million tonnes by rail as on Saturday. This is the
highest ever coal volume dealt in a financial year since its inception
surpassing the previous benchmark of 12.94 million tonnes during 2014-15
corresponding period. During the current year, the port has loaded 17.40
million tonnes of commodities, with coal occupying a majority share of 75
percent in total loading and revenue.
Adani
Krishnapatnam Port commenced its operation in November, 2009 and remains a
major contributor to the Vijayawada Division’s share in freight loading and
revenue. Coal and fertilizers are the major
commodities dealt at Adani Krishnapatnam Port. The freight earnings of the port
also reached a new height of Rs 1940.23 crore, which is 110 per cent more than
previous year (2021-22) revenue of Rs 923.61 crore. The exclusive freight
earnings of Krishnapatnam Port are likely to cross the mark of Rs 2000 crore,
within 13 days in the financial year 2022-23. Total 4575 rakes were dealt at
Krishnapatnam Port in the current year compared to 2449 rakes in previous year.
The Division has been taking several proactive steps
to attract new commodities towards rail transportation, while also
strengthening the existing freight basket. While the terminal handling the
freight movement is being continuously improved, the movement of the freight
trains are also being closely monitored so as to ensure timely delivery of the
goods.
Divisional Railway Manager Shivendra
Mohan complimented Sr DCM V Rambabu, Sr DOM D Narendra
Varma, DCM G Somasekhar Naidu, the commercial team, for the
best performance of crossing the previous highest benchmark in coal loading. He
also thanked the Krishnapatnam Port authorities for their cooperation and
support in achieving this milestone. He also stated that setup of the business development units across the division along with
policy reforms and new initiatives resulted in exceptional performance by
the Division in terms of freight loading.