Home  |  News  |  Events  |  Connectivity  |  Contact Us About KPCL  |  Phase-1 Infrastructural & Facilities  |  Tariff  |  Careers  |  E.P.C. Contractor  |  Consultants News   Phase-1 Construction is in full swing & will be commissioned by 2008 In Phase-1 KPCL will be able to handle vessels with maximum arrival draft of 13.2 meters The Cargoes that the port will handle are : Containers (Dedicated Berth & Stackyard area with all modern handling equipment) Coal (Dedicated Berth with ship unloader and conveyor system) Iron ore (Dedicated Berth with ship loader and separate conveyer system & wagon-tipplers) Break Bulk, Heavy Lifts, ODC & other general cargoes (Dedicated Berths with cranes & other handling equipment) Phase-1 of the port will be commissioned by June-2008 & the container terminal will have a capacity to handle over 400,000 TEU Per Annum The Rail link with dedicated Rail sidings for handling Containers & Bulk Cargos will also be commissioned in Phase-1. The existing two roads connecting Nellore & National Highway - 5 to the port will be widened. In addition a New two - lane road running parallel to the Venkatachalam-KPCL Port Railway line will also be ready in Phase-1 Hence both Road & Rail connectivity is adequately assured.     © 2008 Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd, All rights reserved.