<p class="title">Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) on Thursday loaded for the first time a Railway rake of 59 wagons with pet-coke produced in the refinery.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The MRPL, with this, will be supplying its pet-coke to major industries across the country partly through railway wagons (rakes).</p>.<p class="bodytext">While supply to the nearer destination through truck shall continue. This facility exists close to Thokur Railway station in MRPL’s own facility.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Experts from ONGC-MRPL said that a single truck can take 16 tonnes of pet-coke, a Railway rake of 59 wagons can carry 3,600 tonnes of Pet-coke in a single loading. Thus one full rake can substitute 225 trucks thereby considerably reducing traffic congestion and chances of safety-related issues.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sources said that this shall benefit users considerably as better and faster supplies and optimal stock levels can be ensured through this facility.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rajeev Kushwah, ITS, CVO inaugurated the wagon loading system by pressing the loading button in the presence of T Ramakrishna, GGM – Projects; S P Kamath, GGM – Tech Services and H C Satyanarayana, (CGM ( I/C Marketing ), and others.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With this facility, ONGC-MRPL has built in greater flexibility into its marketing and dispatch capabilities. Present wagons being loaded at MRPL are destined to reach Ultratech cements located at Kalaburagi.</p>
<p class="title">Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) on Thursday loaded for the first time a Railway rake of 59 wagons with pet-coke produced in the refinery.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The MRPL, with this, will be supplying its pet-coke to major industries across the country partly through railway wagons (rakes).</p>.<p class="bodytext">While supply to the nearer destination through truck shall continue. This facility exists close to Thokur Railway station in MRPL’s own facility.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Experts from ONGC-MRPL said that a single truck can take 16 tonnes of pet-coke, a Railway rake of 59 wagons can carry 3,600 tonnes of Pet-coke in a single loading. Thus one full rake can substitute 225 trucks thereby considerably reducing traffic congestion and chances of safety-related issues.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sources said that this shall benefit users considerably as better and faster supplies and optimal stock levels can be ensured through this facility.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rajeev Kushwah, ITS, CVO inaugurated the wagon loading system by pressing the loading button in the presence of T Ramakrishna, GGM – Projects; S P Kamath, GGM – Tech Services and H C Satyanarayana, (CGM ( I/C Marketing ), and others.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With this facility, ONGC-MRPL has built in greater flexibility into its marketing and dispatch capabilities. Present wagons being loaded at MRPL are destined to reach Ultratech cements located at Kalaburagi.</p>