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Logistics
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Shipping SAIL for coastal movement of coal 
Haldia, the preferred port. Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) is mulling coastal movement of imported coking coal from Visakhapatnam port to Haldia dock, according to informed sources. The company is mainly planning this as big bulk carriers, with large parcel loads of imported coking coal for SAIL, are not able to reach Haldia due to the poor navigability of the Hooghly river. Hence they will call at Visakhapatnam port, unload part of the consignments in large ocean-going barges or coastal vessels requiring lower draft. These vessels/barges will then call at Haldia for second round of discharge. For three of the SAIL’s plants located at Durgapur, Bokaro and Burnpur (IISCO), Haldia is the preferred port because of the proximity. But the problem at Haldia is that it cannot handle large vessels. So the coastal movement is the only option, more so because of the bottlenecks in other modes of transportation and the consequent additional cost. Last year (2006-07) SAIL, which imported around 4.5 million tonnes (mt) of coking through Haldia, is projected to import 5.5 mt in the current year and 9 mt in 2008-09. Interestingly, several other firms too are believed to be keen in similar barge operations at Haldia. OUR BUREAU More Stories on : Shipping | Steel | Coal
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