Visakhapatnam - Dhamra Port has set two new national benchmarks in dry bulk cargo operations, reaffirming its position as one of India’s most efficient bulk cargo gateways. The records were achieved during the discharge of Cape-size vessel MV ASL OTSL2, which carried 1,65,283 metric tonnes (MT) of coking coal from Queensland, Australia, for Tata Steel.

The port established a new national record by handling 1,32,365 MT of coking coal within 24 hours, surpassing the previous Indian benchmark of 1,27,867 MT. In a second milestone, the entire cargo parcel of 1 . . .