According to a press release a delegation from Maersk visited Visakha Container Terminal on August 5th 2009 to familiarise itself with the conditions and facilities.

The release added that the container terminal, with a natural draft of 15 meters, could accommodate bigger vessels and it is not congested like the other ports on the east coast.

The container cargo in the country was set to grow to 15 million TEUs from the present 6.5 million TEUs during the next decade and in that context the east coast ports, especially Visakha Container Terminal, will play a greater role.

(Sourced from Business Line)