Chennai: Sical Logistics Limited, a provider of integrated multi-modal logistics for bulk and containerised cargo has established a new handling record for steam coal at the Ennore port. A total of 54,552 tonne within 20 hours 37 minutes were handled at the port on 8 March, 2007. This is in excess of the previous record of 53,639 tonne, which was set on 21 October, 2004.

Sical Logistics has been operating a coal terminal at Ennore port since February 2002. Till this date the terminal has achieved a handling limit of 37.83 million tonne and has an over all capacity to handle 10 million tonne annually. The terminal operated by Sical Logistics uses mechanisation of the coal vessels unloading which provides a sustained delivery of 4000 tonne per hour.

Congratulating Sical on this achievement S. Velumani, chairman and managing director of the Ennore Port Ltd said, "Ennore port is all set to cross the 10 million tonnes level of traffic this year ending March, 07. Sical Logistics' achievement only reaffirms our conviction that the port will realise its full potential very soon."