Visakha Container Terminal

The first-ever Direct Europe Service made its maiden voyage from the port city, Visakhapatnam at 1550 hours IST on November 15, 2019.

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VCT – Emerging Transshipment Hub on the East Coast of India

Visakha Container Terminal (VCT) handled over 0.45 million TEUs during FY 18-19 and is on the verge of crossing the 0.5 million TEUs mark in FY 19-20, thanks to a steady growth in traffic to/from adjoining areas at a progressive rate of 16% complemented with inbound and outbound rail movement from/to the hinterland and also Transhipment. VCT has the capability to handle large volumes of container transhipment traffic as compared to all the other ports on the East Coast because of its locational advantages, depth of 16.5m, weekly main line and feeder service calls.
Keeping this growth in view, Visakhapatnam port was identified in the National Maritime Agenda 2010:2020 to be developed as a transhipment hub. The Transhipment volumes at VCT grew at a remarkable rate of 148% in FY 19 over FY 18. With the continuous growth in transhipment volumes and with the patronage from various lines like RCL, WHL, Evergreen Shipping, Samudera, Global Feeders and NVOCCs, the growth rate in FY 20, as compared to FY 19, for Apr – Aug is at 188% and is expected to rise further – with increased participation from other lines who are actively exploring VCT to be their partners in progress.