India’s Krishnapatnam Port Company Limited (KPCL), in an industry first initiative, announced the installation of ‘Rapiscan Eagle P 60 (“Eagle P60’)’ a drive through X Ray Container Scanner & Radiation Portal Monitors. Besides increasing security and safety of the port, the container scanner will enhance the terminal’s overall performance while reducing the service time.
Offering seamless movement of containers, the drive-through container scanner at Krishnapatnam Port will enable it to increase the volume of handling import containers by at least 5,000 TEUs per month, the port said. With this new development the port is expecting rise in transshipment cargo. Further, it will increase the frequency and connectivity of vessels, thus reducing the dwell time, transaction costs while ensuring timely delivery.
Krishnapatnam Port said it is the first and the only seaport in India to procure and install the drive through container scanner at its port. Rs.10-crore facility was inaugurated by Dr. John Joseph, Director General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence, in the presence of GST Chief Commissioner Y.S. Shahrawat (Visakhapatnam zone), port Chief Executive Officer Anil Yendluri and others.
The newly introduced self-sealing of export containers by exporters themselves with RFID sealed and direct entry of these sealed containers will encourage more exporters. Whereas, the recent permissions for the import of metal scrap which requires setup of container scanner as well as import of apples, will boost container volumes through the port.
Commenting on the development, Anil Yendluri, CEO Krishnapatnam Port Container Ltd., said, “Krishnapatnam has been at the forefront embracing technological advancements and integrating the most modern port solutions. The installation of the container scanner is a step forward to our ongoing commitment to offer the best in class and most competitive service offerings to our clients.”
“We will continue to invest in cutting-edge technological innovations that not only bring immense benefits to the port operations and the trade community but also play a crucial role in contributing to the country’s economy.” he added.
This will increase the speed of inspection; reduce the manual work at the terminal and enhance the efficiency of the entire logistic chain. The move will thus benefit Indian exporters who otherwise suffer losses when non-scanned containers are shipped back and will encourage increased transshipment activities.
Besides backing direct port entry of export containers, the new scanner will help in direct port delivery of import containers thus radically trimming down the congestion at the container terminal and the container freight station.
