The first consignment of 6 metro coaches built in Baroda has been shipped to Australia from Mumbai Port.
This is the first shipment of the planned 450 coaches that will be shipped to Australia over the coming two & half year period.
“The coaches are 75 feet long and weigh 46 tonnes each, requiring a superior and highly specialized loading operation with a high degree of precision. The entire stevedoring operation of these prestigious oversized metro coaches has been done in-house by Mumbai Port Trust unlike any other port in India where private operators carry out such operations. Mumbai Port holds supremacy in handling of oversized precious cargo. ,” added a statement from the ministry.
