Visakhapatnam, Oct 14 Visakhapatnam Port Authority has handled 50 million tonnes of cargo in a record 196 days in the financial year 2026-27, marking a significant improvement over the previous two financial years.
The port achieved a cumulative cargo throughput of 50 million tonnes as of October 13, surpassing its previous records of reaching the milestone in 213 days in 2025-26 and 224 days in 2024-25.
“We have crossed the 50 million tonnes cargo-handling milestone in a record 196 days in FY 2026-27, significantly improving on the performance in the previous two financial years,” VPA Chairperson JS Bindra said in a press release on Wednesday.
The achievement marks an improvement of 17 days over the previous financial year and 28 days compared with 2024-25.
The port reached the 45 million tonnes milestone on October 7, in 180 days, and the 40 million tonnes mark on September 3, in 156 days. It crossed the 35 million tonnes mark on August 15, in 137 days; the 30 million tonnes mark on July 23, in 114 days; the 25 million tonnes mark on July 3, in 94 days; and the 20 million tonnes mark on June 14, in 76 days, the press release said.
The port recorded its highest crude oil discharge in a calendar month in June 2026, at 2.1 million tonnes, surpassing its previous monthly record of 1.8 million tonnes in May, it said.
In another milestone, the port handled ATREBATES, a Belgian-flagged vessel and the largest crude oil carrier to berth at the Single Point Mooring (SPM) facility, on September 1. The vessel had a length overall of 339.5 metres and a beam of 60.04 metres.
Bindra expressed confidence that the port would achieve its target of handling 100 million tonnes of cargo in the financial year 2026-27.
(PTI News)
