Vijay Kalantri, Chairman and Managing Director of Dighi Port informed that the port would set up the remaining three berths as part of the phase one of the project by December 2014. The green field port is being developed in Raigad district of Maharashtra. It may be recalled that the port auth
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Dighi Port handles second cape size vessel
In a press release, Dighi Port said it successfully handled a cape size vessel in May this year and has now handled another Capesize vessel carrying coal for one of the largest coal importers in the country. In the first year of being operational in the monsoons, the port achieved another significant milestone by successfully handling the largest Capesize vess
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First capesize vessel calls at Dighi Port
Maharashtra-based Dighi Port handled the first Capesize vessel – MV ‘Luciana Della Gatta’ of 1.22 lakh DWT, loaded with coal recently. This is the maiden handling of large bulk carriers by the multi-purpose port, which is located 42 nautical miles from Mumbai. The port achieved a discharge rate of 800 tonne per hour in handling the coal cargo, Vijay Kalantri, Chairman and Managing Director, Dighi Port, said through a press release