Job Details
Post Name : Assistant Secretary
No of Vacancy : 01 Post
Pay Scale : Rs 20600-46500/-
Post Name : Assistant Traffic Manager
No of Vacancy : 01 Post
Pay Scale : Rs 20600-46500/-
Educational Qualification : Degree from a recognized university
Age Limit : Maximum age limit is 30 years
Job Location : Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
Selection Process : Selection will be based on Interview.
Application fee : There is no application fee
How to Apply : Interested Candidates may apply in prescribed application form along with relevant copies of certificates, testimonials duly attested, two recent passport size photos & latest Caste Certificate & Superscribing the cover “Application to the
Post of_______________ send to the Secretary, 1st Floor, Administrative Office Building, Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Visakhapatnam-530035” on or before 20092017
Visakhapatnam was an ancient Port city which had trade relations with the Middle East and Rome.
Ships were anchored at open roads and were loaded with cargo transported from Visakhapatnam shore by means of small Masula boats A reference to Vizagapatam merchant is available in the inscriptions of Sri Bheemeswara Swamy temple (1068 AD), East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh During 12th century AD, Vizagapatam was a fortified merchandize town managed by a guild It has become a settlement of a branch of East India Company in 1682 Rs.
83 lakh worth of goods were moved through Vizagapatam / Bhimunipatnam in 1882-83
Principal commodities traded at anchorage Port included Muslin cloth - manufactured at Uppada (East Godavari District), Manganese ore - exports to UK and USA, Oilseeds, jaggery, jute and indigo, hides and skins Extensive trade relations existed with Burma Vessels of British India Steam Navigation Company regularly visited the Port
With the advent of British Rule, in 1858, the need for a port in this part of the country was emphasized in a report of a British Survey Party.
Later in 1877 a report called Vizag the Port of Central Provinces further emphasized the need for construction of a Port at Visakhapatnam It was only after the I World War (1914-18) that the proposal of ColHCartwright Reid of British Admiralty for construction of a harbour at Visakhapatnam at the mouth of river Meghadrigedda was approved by the Government