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Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of
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India's first Floating Port in Goa
Mumbai, Apr 10 : In a bid to ensure efficient handling of dry bulk cargo,
India's first Floating Port has been created in Goa called M V Goan Pride.
The port set up by Katra Wilhelmsen Logistics (P) Ltd of Norway, is 250 mts
long, can store over 1.2 lakh tonnes of cargo and transfer at speed over
4,500 tonnes per hour.
It also has other features like the travelling ship loader, capable of
loading vessels up to 3 lakh DWT and computerised control systems.
"Although India has a huge coastline of over 6,000 km and a large number of
ports, it is cursed with shallow drafts in almost all ports. Consequently
large bulk carriers do not come to India due to poor loading and unloading
capacbilities," Katra Group Chairman Ramesh Vangal told reporters here.
Hence, the Group devised a unique solution to overcome the problem by taking
port to ships not the other way, Vangal said here prior to the official
launch at Goa tomorrow.
The transhipper is equipped with features developed and patented by Seabulk
Systems Inc Canada.
It classes for ocean trades and hence can be used as a bulk carrier, while
the surge capacity of 1.2 lakh tonnes permits the transhipper to achieve a
high speed transhippment without relying on barge deliveries, Seabulk
president Sid Sridhar said
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