Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd (KPCL), promoted by the CVR group, has registered a 7 per cent growth in transshipment volume in November.
The deepwater port registered 20,600 TEUs for November 2018-19 against 19,316 TEUs in the same month last year, making it the largest transshipment port on the east coast.
Expansion
The port is expanding its container terminal, NCT (Navayuga Container Terminal, earlier known as Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal).
“We are going to add 250 metres of berth-length to the existing 650 metres and erect three more quay cranes (QCs),” Vinita Venkatesh, Director, Navayuga Container Terminal, said.