They will be loaded on flat wagons at Whitefield and Doddaballapur
The Bengaluru division of South Western Railway (SWR) has built a loading facility at Satellite Goods Terminal, Whitefield to facilitate movement of tanker-trucks carrying oxygen. On Saturday, the Karnataka government had written a letter to the Railway Board seeking a loading facility at Whitefield and Doddaballapur. Within 24 hours, SWR built a ramp to load oxygen tankers on flat wagons.
Aneesh Hegde, Chief PRO of SWR, said, “Following the letter to the Railway Board, we are expecting a demand from the State government for transportation of liquid oxygen by tankers loaded on rail wagons (Roll-On Roll-Off). To facilitate loading of tankers, a ramp has been built at Whitefield.”
Port of Cork Secures Further Direct Freight Service Linking Cork & Antwerp
29th April 2021
RoRo vessel ‘Eurocargo Bari’ which will operate on the service between Cork and Antwerp
The Port of Cork has announced that the Grimaldi Group will offer a twice-weekly direct Ro-Ro service from Cork to Antwerp beginning the second week of May.
This new service builds on Grimaldi Group’s reputation and their continued investment.
Conor Mowlds, Chief Commercial Officer, Port of Cork said: ‘The decision by the Grimaldi Group to offer a direct Cork-Antwerp-Cork freight service is very welcome and will greatly support our efforts to keep supply chains moving during the current Covid-19 pandemic. The new service will also further strengthen Cork’s direct links with the heart of Europe, capitalising on the market’s growing use of the unaccompanied freight model, as shippers seek direct links to market rather than use the UK Land bridge.’
First Oxygen Express reaches Nagpur, city gets 15 MT oxygen ANI | Updated: Apr 23, 2021 23:03 IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], April 23 (ANI): The country s first Roll On Roll Off (RORO) Oxygen Express, which departed from Visakhapatnam yesterday, reached Nagpur Junction railway station with seven oxygen tankers on Friday.
The Railways said in a release that the Oxygen Express reached Nagpur at 8.10 pm today. Three tankers will be unloaded at Nagpur station and the remaining will be unloaded at Nasik Road station in Maharashtra. Oxygen Express is expected to reach Nasik Road station in the morning tomorrow, it said.
Jalaj Sharma, Additional Municipal Commissioner, Nagpur told ANI that the city received approximately 45 metric tonnes (MT) of liquid oxygen from the Oxygen Express.
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The first Roll On-Roll Off (Ro-Ro) Oxygen Express has reached Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited(RINL), the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), with seven empty tankers from Kalamboli Goods Shed in Maharashtra.
It reached Visakhapatnam in the early hours of Thursday.
About 15 tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) will be filled in each of the tankers and despatched to Maharashtra.
The Railways had transported essential commodities and kept the supply chain intact even during the lockdown last year and continued to serve the nation in times of emergencies.
The Oxygen Express would help patients and different hospitals in the country, said A.K. Tripathi, Senior Divisional Manager, Waltair Division of East Coast Railway.
Railways’ Oxygen Express rushes to breath life to choking States
April 22, 2021
Transportation of oxygen by rail is a lot faster, the Railways said - -×
Maharashtra, UP to be the first recipients
An Indian Railways’ Oxygen Express carrying tanker trucks of Liquid Medical Oxygen started for Mumbai from Visakhapatnam, on the night of April 22. Another such train began its journey from Lucknow to Bokaro, through Varanasi, carrying much needed oxygen to Uttar Pradesh hospitals.
Tankers filled with LMO at Visakhapatnam are being transported through Roll-on/Roll-off service of the Indian Railways and will reach Mumbai in two days. “It’s taking about an hour to fill one tanker,” sources said. “The fully loaded train expected to leave by late evening,” they added.