JSW Jaigarh Port set for handling containers
After successful handling of Bulk, Break Bulk Cargo such as Coal, Limestone, Bauxite, Coated Pipes, Sugar, Iron Ore and Liquid Cargo such as Molasses. JSW Jaigarh Port has planned to commence containerized shipping operations in August which will ensure competitiveness for sugar mills, engineering industries, agro and food processing industries, sea food exports and textile and allied machinery in the international markets, Daily Shipping Times reports.
Strategically located between Mumbai & Goa, JSW Jaigarh Port is aggressively and ambitiously gearing to become the most preferred gateway port to the largest cargo generating regions of Central Maharashtra and Northern Karnataka.
Port is soon to achieve yet another milestone by starting the container services to its rapid growing cargo mix. The port is now equipped with 2 Liebherr Mobile Harbour Cranes with Bromma Single lift Spreaders, Reach Stackers and other associated equipments for handling containers. The port has also created necessary infrastructure for handling containers including 2 warehouses of 10000sqm each and one of 6700sqm, more than 1000 ground s lots and huge back-up area.
The deepest water port in Maharashtra, with a draft of 14m will enable container lines to berth deep drafted vessels and offer attractive scale of economies due to larger vessels direct call. Backed by state-of-the-art technology and well-qualified manpower the ultimate goal of JSW Jaigarh port is to emerge as one of the most modern and mechanized ports in India benchmarked to international standardsCurrently the Port has constructed 2 berths in phase I, Berth 1 is mechanized to handle bulk and Berth 2 to handle multipurpose cargoes together it can handle 15 Million tonnes cargo. In 2010-11, port handled a total of 1.26 million tonnes and by 2011-12 port has achieved the target of handling 5 million tonnes of cargo. JSW JPL has planned to add 8 more berths, with that it will be able to add 35 million tonnes of handling capacity and on completion there will be total 10 berths with capacity of 50 million tonnes.
Thus the port has demonstrated its flexibility to go the extra mile to meet its customer's requirements and open a new avenue for routing container ships and serve the trade at large.