With the addition of 27 more berths, the capacity of Visakhapatnam Port has now risen to 120 million tonnes, according to Chairman, Mr M. T. Krishna Babu.
Several projects are in progress at the port to further enhance its capacity and improve services to customers, he added.
After reviewing the progress of the port, Mr Krishna Babu was speaking at a press conference here last week.
He said the port handled 63.5 million tonnes of cargo in 2017-18 and was targeting 67 million tonnes for the current financial year. He expressed confidence that the target would be achieved, even surpassed.
He said several old berths were being upgraded and new ones constructed, and that containerisation was also gathering momentum.
He also made the point that the proposed new Major Ports in Andhra Pradesh would not be a threat to Vizag.
