The major ports in India have recorded a growth of 3.24% and together handled 326.4 Million Tonnes of cargo during
the period April to September, 2017 as against 316.1 Million Tonnes handled
during the corresponding period of previous year.
Seven Ports (Kolkata, Paradip, Chennai, Cochin, New Mangalore,
Mumbai and JNPT) registered positive growth in traffic during the period April
to September 2017.
Cargo traffic handled at Major Ports:
·
The highest growth was
registered by Cochin Port (19.62%), followed by Kolkata [incl. Haldia], New
Mangalore, Paradip with growth of about 12% .
·
Cochin Port growth was
mainly due to increase in traffic of POL (27.8%) and Containers (10.3%).
·
In Kolkata Port, overall
growth was positive i.e. 11.95%. Kolkata Dock System (KDS) registered traffic
growth of 0.72%. Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) registered positive growth of 17.74%.
·
During the period April to September
2017, Kandla Port handled the highest volume of traffic i.e. 53.29 Million
tonnes (16.33% share), followed by Paradip with 47.61 Million Tonnes (14.59%
share), JNPT with 32.69 Million Tonnes (10.02% share), Mumbai with 31.23
Million Tonnes (9.57% share), and Visakhapatnam with 30.15 Million Tonnes (9.24%
share). Together, these five ports handled around 60% of Major Port Traffic.
·
Commodity-wise percentage
share of POL was maximum i.e. 34.01%, followed by Container (20.22%), Thermal
& Steam Coal (12.66%), Other Misc. Cargo (12.17%), Coking & Other Coal
(7.6%), Iron Ore & Pellets (6.65%), Other Liquid (4.35%), Finished
Fertilizer (1.24%) and FRM (1.11%).
“Growing ports are becoming
catalysts for shaping the Prime Minister’s vision of a ‘New India. The
Government is committed towards inclusive development to
generate continuous growth and prosperity. Timely delivery of projects will help give the much needed
boost to economy“,
said Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Shipping, Road Transport & Highways
and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, who recently
inaugurated various projects across India. These include Dry Port at Wardha
and infra projects in Andaman & Nicobar islands, under the Sagarmala Programme
that aims to save logistic costs and pave the way for port-led-development.
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