The Dhamra Port, which became commercially operational in May, has received its first cape-size vessel with the arrival of a Chinese ship from Australia, Business-standard reports.
The ship, named "China Steel Responsibility", carried around 1.5 lakh tonnes of coal from Australia for Tata Steel. The ship has a capacity of 1,80,000 dead weight tonnage and its length is around 290 metres, port sources said.
This is the largest vessel that Orissa, as well as neighbouring West Bengal, have received so far, they claimed. The ship, which berthed at the Dhamra Port jetty last evening, has 19 Chinese crew members on board.
The Dhamra Port, located in Bhadrak district, has two berths of 350 metres each and has a handling capacity of 25 millon tonne per annum. The 18-km channel of the port has a depth of 18 metres, capable of handling vessels up to 1,80,000 dead weight tonnage.
The first cargo ship had berthed at the Dhamra Port jetty on September 18, 2010. The ship, named "YIN PU", had carried around 23,000 tonne of coal from Australia. So far, 20 ships have berthed at the Dhamra Port, including the latest cape-size vessel.
Since the commencement of commercial operations at the port, a total of 94 full rakes (each rake consists of 59 wagons) of cargo have been sent from the port to various locations by rail. The 62 km Dhamra-Bhadrak rail link from the port is connected to the main Howrah-Chennai line.
The ship, named "China Steel Responsibility", carried around 1.5 lakh tonnes of coal from Australia for Tata Steel. The ship has a capacity of 1,80,000 dead weight tonnage and its length is around 290 metres, port sources said.
This is the largest vessel that Orissa, as well as neighbouring West Bengal, have received so far, they claimed. The ship, which berthed at the Dhamra Port jetty last evening, has 19 Chinese crew members on board.
The Dhamra Port, located in Bhadrak district, has two berths of 350 metres each and has a handling capacity of 25 millon tonne per annum. The 18-km channel of the port has a depth of 18 metres, capable of handling vessels up to 1,80,000 dead weight tonnage.
The first cargo ship had berthed at the Dhamra Port jetty on September 18, 2010. The ship, named "YIN PU", had carried around 23,000 tonne of coal from Australia. So far, 20 ships have berthed at the Dhamra Port, including the latest cape-size vessel.
Since the commencement of commercial operations at the port, a total of 94 full rakes (each rake consists of 59 wagons) of cargo have been sent from the port to various locations by rail. The 62 km Dhamra-Bhadrak rail link from the port is connected to the main Howrah-Chennai line.
