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SMP (Kolkata Port) to undertake trial run for cargo movement to facility in Myanmar
KOLKATA: The Kolkata Port, now known as Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), will flag off a cargo ship on May 4 to undertake a trial run for a facility at Sittwe in Myanmar, Union ministerSantanuThakursaidhere.
The initiative is part of the Kaladan MultimodalTransitTransportproject.
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The objective of the project is to provide alternative connectivity to the North East region from Kolkata Port through Sittwe Port up to Paletwa in Myanmar by waterway and Paletwa to ZorinpuibyroadinMizoram.
Acargoof300tonnesofcementfrom Ramco Cements Limited will be exported to Myanmar and it will reach Sittwe Port on May 9, Minister of State for Sports, Shipping and Roadways Santanu Thakur said on the sidelines of afelicitationeventofportusers.
“This will connect Myanmar through inland waterways and it will open another gateway to North Eastvia SittwePort,”Thakursaid.
Speaking at the event, SMP Chairman H L Harandh said that the port has a cargo handling target of 74-75milliontonnesinthecurrentfiscal.
In FY’23, the port handled 65.66 million tonnes of cargo, registering a growth of 12.87 per cent overthepreviousfinancialyear.
