Visakhapatnam Port handles record 50 MMT cargo in 228 days in FY2023-24

Visakhapatnam Port has handled a record volume of 50 million Metric Tonnes of cargo in just 228 days in the financial year 2023-24, surpassing its previous record of 50 MMT in 251 days in FY 2022-23.

The figures of the milestone achievement were put out in a press release issued by the Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) on Wednesday.

VPA Chairperson M Angamuthu praised the efforts of VPA's staff, officers and all stakeholders and

exhorted them to maintain the same pace to reach the target fixed by the shipping ministry of 83 MMTPA for the year 2023-24, according to the release.