Shripad Naik visits New Mangalore Port for review meet

MANGALURU : Minister of State for Ports, Shipping, Waterways and Tourism Shri Shripad Yesso Naik visited NewMangalorePort onMonday.

TheMinisterwaswelcomedbyPort Authority Deputy Chairman K. G. Nath along with Senior officials of the port. Mr. Naik oversaw the berth operations and various infrastructural facilities of the port through a tug boat. Mr. Nath apprised the Minister about several infrastructural and technological advancementsharnessedbytheport.

Mr. Naik was earlier accorded a ceremonial guard of honourbytheCentralIndustrialSecurityForceunitofNMPA.

His tour was followed by a meeting with the senior officials of the port where he was briefed by Mr.Nathonfunctionalityof theportand future plans, including a host of initiatives undertaken to enhance its ease of doing business, green port Initiatives etc. He was also told about the future expansion programmes, infrastructure projects and other proposals for enhancing the productivityoftheport.

The Minister praised the port’s growth in cargo handling, operations, future plans, and various initiatives of the port to bring in environment-friendlystate-of-the-artfacilities.