<span style="color: #222222;">Against the background of various security and hygiene measures being scrupulously undertaken as per Government of India norms, the V O C Port Trust in Thuthukudi, Tamilnadu has achieved an enviable record of handling more than 70000 tonnes of coal within a 24 hour period.<br />'' <br />'' The port trust authorities revealed that three mobile, automated weighing machines where used in the port for achieving the record. They said that each of these machines had the capacity to handle a maximum of 56000 tonnes at a time.<br />''<br />''The coal was unloaded safely using modern technology from an Indonesian ship. The ship carried a total of 73000 tonnes of coal.</span><br />