<p data-path-to-node="5" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">VISAKHAPATNAM</b> — In a major infrastructure addition aimed at strengthening primary raw material logistics for India's domestic steel and metallurgy sectors, Adani Gangavaram Port Limited (AGPL) has officially commissioned a state-of-the-art, fully enclosed automated deepwater mechanized conveyor system and rapid rail-loading circuit. The integrated bulk handling installation is dedicated to high-speed discharges of imported metallurgical coking coal, PCI (pulverized coal injection) coal, and limestone.</p><p data-path-to-node="6" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">Operating from the port's specialized deep-draft bulk berths—capable of accommodating fully laden Capesize, Baby Cape, and Newcastlemax bulk carriers of up to 200,000 deadweight tonnage (DWT)—the upgraded handling infrastructure addresses growing raw material demands across integrated steel manufacturers in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh.</p><h4 data-path-to-node="8" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Engineering Specifications: Quayside Unloading to Enclosed Line-Haul</b></h4><p data-path-to-node="9" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">The multi-tiered material handling network replaces conventional mobile grab and dump-truck yard transfers with a continuous, automated conveyor pipeline:</p><ul data-path-to-node="10" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="10,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="10,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">High-Capacity Continuous Ship Unloaders (CSU):</b> The quayside is equipped with continuous mechanical bucket-elevator unloaders delivering a rated throughput capacity exceeding <b data-path-to-node="10,0,0" data-index-in-node="174" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">6,000 metric tonnes per hour (MTPH)</b> directly from vessel holds.</p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="10,1,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="10,1,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Enclosed Overhead Pipe Conveyor Network:</b> Discharged coking coal is transferred into a 4.2-kilometer sealed pipe conveyor system that protects bulk material from monsoon moisture degradation and prevents fugitive coal dust emissions into the surrounding coastal environment.</p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="10,2,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="10,2,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Automated Stacker-Reclaimers &amp; Rapid In-Motion Loading Silos:</b> At the secondary stockpiling yard, twin automated stacker-reclaimers feed dual high-speed in-motion rail-loading hoppers. The automated silos can load a complete 58-wagon BOXN/BOBRN freight train (carrying approximately 3,800 to 4,000 MT of cargo) in <b data-path-to-node="10,2,0" data-index-in-node="313" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">under 45 minutes</b>, maintaining an unbroken link between deepwater berths and outbound railway lines.</p></li></ul><h4 data-path-to-node="12" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b style="font-size: inherit;">Direct Connectivity to Regional Steel Clusters</b></h4><p data-path-to-node="16" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">The strategic impact of the automated conveyor system extends across the East Coast industrial corridor. Gangavaram Port serves as an essential maritime import conduit for major public and private integrated steel complexes, including the adjacent Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL / Vizag Steel Plant), alongside inland blast furnaces operated by NMDC Steel, Tata Steel, and Jindal Steel &amp; Power across the mineral-rich hinterlands of Bastar and central Odisha.</p><p data-path-to-node="17" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">By operating continuous conveyor connections directly to RINL's internal stockyards and coordinating scheduled bulk express freight rakes with the Waltair Division of East Coast Railway, the port ensures that volatile international coking coal supplies—primarily sourced from Queensland, Australia, and North America—are converted into immediate, just-in-time blast furnace feedstock.</p><h4 data-path-to-node="19" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>ESG Benchmarks and Port Leadership Perspectives</b></h4><p data-path-to-node="20" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">Beyond speed, the automated project represents a significant shift toward decarbonized, environmentally sustainable dry bulk logistics. The enclosed conveyor route incorporates dry fog dust suppression, mist cannons, continuous belt scales, and automated magnetic separators that eliminate metal contaminants before rail dispatch.</p><p data-path-to-node="21" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">Speaking at the technical commissioning at Gangavaram Port, senior terminal executives emphasized the long-term logistical dividend:</p><blockquote data-path-to-node="22" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="22,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><i data-path-to-node="22,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">"The successful commissioning of this automated mechanized bulk conveyor loop redefines heavy dry-bulk discharge capabilities on India's eastern seaboard. By cutting Capesize turnaround times by over 35% and moving thousands of tonnes per hour through a completely enclosed system, we are delivering substantial ocean freight savings to our industrial partners while raising environmental and operational benchmarks for Indian ports."</i></p></blockquote><p data-path-to-node="23" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">With the mechanized circuit operational, Gangavaram Port is positioned to process more than <b data-path-to-node="23" data-index-in-node="92" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">18 million metric tonnes</b> of coking coal and metallurgy inputs annually, bolstering India's national steel production ambitions under the National Steel Policy 2030.</p>