Barring Kolkata Port and New Mangalore Port, all the 10 major ports posted a marginal increase in cargo traffic for the first six months of the current financial year.
All these ports put together handled 288.48 million tonnes of cargo against 276.86 million tonnes for the corresponding period last year, marking an increase of 4.2 per cent, according to a data released by the Indian Ports Association.
Mormugao led the pack by posting 22.25 per cent growth, followed by Kamarajar Port (15.56 per cent) and V.O. Chidambaranar Port (11.52 per cent).
Kolkata Dock System and Haldia Dock Complex posted a negative growth of 0.86 per cent.
Total tonnage
Mumbai Port was pushed to fourth slot, Jawaharlal Nehru Port to sixth and Chennai Port Trust to the ninth. Tonnage-wise, Kandla occupied the first slot, followed by Paradip, JNPT, Visakhapatnam, Mumbai and Chennai.
The country as a whole posted negative growth in iron ore volumes at 22.80 per cent and marginal loss in petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL).
Mormugao Port and Chennai Port posted impressive growth by handling iron ore, while Mumbai, Paradip, Kandla, New Mangalore and Kamarajar ports handled large volumes of coal.
Container volume
During April-September 2014, all ports, barring Kamarajar and Kandla, handled 40.6 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) of containers against 37.63 million tonnes, representing 6.46 per cent. JNPT led the show followed by Chennai Port and V.O. Chidambaranar Port. Visakhapatnam registered a decline in container.
Source:- marinelink.com
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