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Cover Story : May 2013
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KPCT - Emerging Gateway on East Coast
Claimed to be the largest and deepest draught box handling facility on the east coast of India, the Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal (KPCT), part of the CVR Navayuga Group-promoted Krishnapatnam multipurpose port, was dedicated to the nation on April 2 by Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, in the presence of Mr. C. Visweswara Rao, Chairman of Krishnapatnam Port Co. Ltd (KPCL) and CMD of Navayuga Group, Mr. Anil Yendluri, CEO of Krishnapatnam Port, other prominent dignitaries fro the Port and Group, and invitees.
Phase 1 of the terminal, which was commisioned in September last year, has a capacity of 1.2 million TEUs on two berths with total length of 650 m in a traight line. This is proposed to be increased to 6 million TEUs as per requriement. Phase 2, with capacity of 2 million TEUs, is scheduled to commence by 2014. This will be part of Krishnapatnam Port, which when completed as per plan in a decade, will be India's biggest with 42 berths and 200 million tonnes of capacity to handle varied cargoes such as coal and other bulk products, agri produce, POL / LPG / LNG, RoRo, etc. Eight non-container berths are presently also functional, which priliminary handle coal, fertilisers, edible oil, granites, agri commodities, etc.
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