VPA signs pact for development of EQ-6 berth

Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam Port Authority has signed concession agreement on Wednesday for the PPP project “Development and Mechanization of existing East Quay-6 (EQ-6) berth in the inner Harbour for handling all types of dry bulk cargo on DBFOT basis with the concessionaire Eversun Marine Ports Private Limited, who quoted the highest royalty.

The proposed facility is a semi-mechanisation of the existing EQ-6 berth with a length of 255 meters with a dredge depth draft of 12.10 M and can cater to 200 M LoA vessels. The project envisages installation of one new Harbour Mobile Crane (HMC) of 1500 TPH (tonnes per day) with lifting capacity of 120T, one mobile hopper along with other handling equipments i.e. cranes, loaders, trucks and forklifts with a total investment of Rs 66.12 crore.