BL reported that Paradip Port Trust has sent an SoS to the Railway Board for allotment of more empty rakes to facilitate immediate evacuation of bulk cargoes, particularly imported coal, both thermal and coking, accumulating at the port

A spokesman for PPT told Business Line that “Our stacking area is full holding a stock of about two million tonnes of imported coal.”

The spokesman added that “Unless additional five empty rakes are placed at the port every day to immediately evacuate the accumulated cargo, the ships carrying coal will have to wait and there will be congestion soon.”

PPT needs at least 10 rakes a day for evacuation of imported cargoes immediately, mostly coal. However, only five rakes on an average a day are available. These five rakes arrive at the port carrying iron ore for exports and used for back loading.

(Sourced from Business Line)