Mangalore: The New Mangalore Port has observed heavy container traffic during the past 4 days. The port has handled a total of 6 containers, of which 2 were main line containers and 4 were feeder vessels, from Dec 17 – 20.
These 6 containers contributed around 2,173 TEUs of the port’s container traffic. The port also achieved a record handling of 611 TEUs per day on Dec 17.
According to an official press release, NMPT has broken its previous records of 555 TEUs handled in one day on September 26. Besides, the port handled 3 container vessels simultaneously on Dec 18 – 19, thereby creating another record.