Rice & Wheat

North India is dependent on Kandla and Mundra port for export and import of cargoes. High quality Rice & Wheat is mostly exported to far- east and gulf countries through Adani Port Limited, Mundra. Both Rice & Wheat are brought into the Adani Port premises in bags of 50 Kg by railway wagons. They are then taken to the respective go downs/ ware house for storage and subsequent loading unto ship. The Rice bags are loaded unto container for shipping. But Wheat bags are normally ripped open, stored in a different stock yard, cleaned (if required) and then loaded onto the ship in loose condition- called bulk loading. The port has now installed a conveyor system for direct bulk loading of Wheat unto ships. Hence, the stevedores job in case of Wheat bulk loading is now restricted to transporting the loose material from Wheat wear house to feeding the hopper of the conveyor belt.