Paradip Port's MCHP sets new record with 1.40 lakh tonnes of coal loaded in a day

Bhubaneswar, Oct 12 (UNI) The Mechanised Coal Handling Plant (MCHP) of Paradip Port Authority (PPA) has set a new record by loading 1,40,022 metric tonnes of coal in a single day on October 10, surpassing its previous best of 1,37,500 MT achieved in May 2022. The record-breaking performance was achieved through loading operations on two vessels, M.V. APJ Indrani and M.V. Ripley Pinnacle, marking an increase of 2,522 MT over the previous record set on May 29, 2022, through operations involving M.V. Arethousa and M.V. ISL Star. Paradip Port Authority Chairperson Susanta Kumar Purohit, IRSEE, congratulated the workers, officers and…