Cochin Port bags ‘Sagar Shreshta Sammaan’ of Ministry of Ports Shipping & Waterways for best performance

Category : Awards Published on: May 16 2023

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The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways honoured the Cochin Port Authority (CPA) with the ‘Sagar Shreshtha Sammaan’ for the best turnaround time in non-container category during 2022-23.
Minister for Ports and Shipping Sarbananda Sonowal presented the award to CPA Chairperson M. Beena in New Delhi.
The award is in recognition of the ‘excellent performance of the Cochin Port in handling dry bulk and liquid bulk cargo vessels’.
The port recorded 48 hours in turning around vessels of an average parcel size of 43,800 MT.
The turnaround time is an important performance parameter.
The TRT is a performance parameter which is calculated on the basis of the notice of readiness by the vessel till pilot disembark time after operations, of a vessel that arrives at the port.