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

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

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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.
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