APM Terminals Pipavav completes 500 days of safe operations

APM Terminals Pipavav on Wednesday said it has completed 500 days of safe operations with zero fatality and lost time incidents (LTI).

The feat was achieved on May 8 and due to continuous training, monitoring and supervising of the operations at all levels, the company said in a release.

It has also been achieved because of the committed employees who embraced safety in their day-to-dayy operation at work, it said, adding the training imparted to the staff came in handy during the ongoing lockdown period and the port continued to function 24x7 ensuring safe and smooth operations.

The multipurpose port handles different types of cargoes.

One of the country's leading gateway ports for containers, Ro/Ro (passenger cars), liquid and dry bulk cargo, it can handle 1.35 million TEU containers, 250,000 passenger cars, two million metric tons of liquid bulk and four million metric tons of dry bulk annually at present.