The traffic throughput in October at Dhamra Port exceeded the one million tonne-mark reaching 1.17 million tonne for the first time in the last 18 months.
The port could achieve this throughput because of improved productivity, handling of iron ore shipment and the diversion of dry bulk carriers from Haldia to Dhamra.
Dhamra Port is run by Dhamra Port Company which is a joint venture of Tata Steel and L&T. Meanwhile, the railways proposed to bring the Bhadrak-Dhamra rail link under non-government rail model. Under the proposed model, DPCL and the Railways would share the revenue after DPCL pays loco and a few other charges to the Railways.
DPCL has invested heavily to construct Railway lines of over 62 km between Dhamra port and Bhadrak located on the Howrah-Chennai main Railway line.
The Bhadrak-Dhamra rail link was so far governed by the RailwayÂ’s R3 policy which did not get off the ground because of lack of clarity, so much so that no agreement on revenue-sharing could be signed between the Railways and DPCL.
SK Mohapatra, CEO of Dhamra Port Company welcomed the Indian RailwaysÂ’ new initiative to attract private investments in rail projects with port connectivity.
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