Terminal Operation

TMILL runs terminal operation at Haldia at berth # 12. The berth can be used to handle various types of clean cargo both bulk and break bulk including project cargo. The company owns a fleet of pay loaders, forklifts and trailers to provide cargo handling services. It also owns a harbor mobile crane of 100 MT maximum lifting capacity to cater to loading and discharge operations for vessels.

The company also offers its services at other berths of Haldia port as well as in Kolkata and Paradip.

Container stuffing / destuffing facility is also being provided by Port Management Service of the company at these ports.
Terminal operations

Berth # 12 with a total length of 220 meter was taken on lease from Haldia dock complex in 2002 for a period of 30 years. The berth is equipped with a modern harbor mobile crane of 100 MT maximum lifting capacity making it ideal for handling of all types of steel and project cargo for ocean going ships as well as barges. The service is further augmented by a fleet of own trailers and heavy lift forklifts of up to 30 MT lifting capacity making it capable of handling any type of heavy lift consignments. The berth handled close to 1 Million MT of cargo in FY 08-09 comprising of steel products, project cargo for various industries, bulk sugar, iron ore, limestone and fertilizer raw materials.

A total of 14000 square meter of concrete storage area is located adjacent to the berth with covered warehousing facility for finished steel products for handling of steel and project cargo for various clients. In its bid to augment its service further and expand its customer base, the company has further taken on lease a plot of land measuring 63,000 square metres which is being developed as large warehousing facility. The master plan envisages a combination of open as well as covered warehouses with railway siding facility capable of accommodating two full length railway rakes simultaneously. On its completion, berth #12 will have significant augmentation in capacity in terms of handling and storage of voluminous and over dimensional project cargo and thereby significantly reducing waiting time for ships with project cargo on board. A part of this facility is already developed and currently being used for handling of types of bulk cargo and project cargo.

Handling Agency Services

The company offers handling agency services at ports of Haldia (at berths other than berth#12), Kolkata and Paradip. As handling agent, company provides full turnkey services to customers covering all activities from cargo operation in or out of ship upto receipt or despatch of cargo from port premises. The total cargo handled during FY 08-09 was in excess of 6 million tons covering coking coal, thermal coal, metallurgical coke, limestone, iron ore, chrome concentrate, ferro chrome etc. TMILL has its own establishment and fleet of equipment for carrying out the handling activities efficiently. 

Heavy Lift Equipment Facility

TMILL owns a modern shore crane of Liebherr make capable of lifting any odd dimensional heavy project equipment upto 100 MT unit weight. In addition, the crane’s ultra quick throughput time also helps to achieve quick turnaround of ships carrying all types of dry bulk and break bulk cargo.
Our services rendered through this modern heavy lift crane and further augmented by heavy lift shore handling facilities e.g. forklifts have found a wide acceptance and usage by the various port users including shipowner, ship agents and cargo receivers of all types of bulk, heavy steel coils and odd dimensional heavy lift project cargo.

Agency Services

This division compliments our port handling services rendered at Haldia and Paradip by offering integrated services to vessel owners and clients in the best possible manner while the ships are in port. The division assists in safe and expeditious berthing of vessels at the ports on arrival and ensures quick turnaround, thereby ensuring much savings to the cargo interests and shipowners.