| Project
Timeframes |
Status |
| Concession
Agreement |
Signed |
| All
Statutory clearances for Project execution |
Obtained |
| Project
Appraisal and Financial Closure |
Completed |
| Commencement
of Construction |
December
2005 |
| Phased Commissioning
of the Port |
Commissioned (August 2008) |
|
|
|
Milestones |
| Commencement of Commercial operations at the Port by handling first vessel on 3 August 2008 and second vessel on 4 August 2008 |
| Largest Coal vessel to call at Indian Ports, Capesize vessel MV Ocean Dragon (151,049 DWT) handled successfully at Gangavaram Port on 15 January 2009 |
| Gangavaram Port achieves another historic milestone on 30 May 2009 by discharging 71,808 tonnes a day from Third Capsize Vessel MV Go Patoro (150,108 DWT) carrying coal cargo for Adani Enterprises Limited |
| Gangavaram Port handles the fourth Capesize vessel MV Dong A Hermes (146,115 DWT) on 12 June 2009 |
| Gangavaram Port handles the fifth Capesize vessel (First capsize vessel carring Iron Ore), MV Cape Cosmos (138,102 DWT) on 7 July 2009 |
| Gangavaram Port has handled more than 8 Million tonnes of Cargo till date, including cargo like Coking Coal, Steam Coal, Iron Ore, Limestone, Bauxite, Urea,Slag, Steel, Raw Sugar, Scrap and Project Cargo |
