Container handling operations at Marmugoa Port crippled for 3 years

Container handling operations at Marmugoa Port remained crippled for the past three years since the Harbor mobile crane at the port is not functional during this period, the state chamber of commerce has protested to Goa government last week according to Media reports Even as the Goa government is in the process of drafting for the first time a Logistics Policy, the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has drawn the attention to the fact that Harbor mobile crane (HMC) at the Mormugao Port that is not working for the past three years and because of which container services at the port are at a standstill.

Submitting suggestions on the draft Goa Logistics Policy 2023, GCCI pointed out that the Harbour Mobile Crane (HMC) at the Vasco port had broken down in 2020, and the port authority which had assured that a tender will be floated for a new crane, has still not acted upon its promise.

The absence of the HMC has led to diversion of container cargo to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Navi Mumbai creating an extra load on road traffic, said GCCI.
The industry body also flagged the poor condition of Chorla Ghat road leading to Karnataka from the Port which is adding to the Exporters’ woes.