P Tamilvanan, Chairman of New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) informed Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan that the port recorded a growth of 11.5 percent in cargo handling during Apr-Dec 2012.
The port handled 27.01 million tonne of cargo during the first nine months of 2012-13 as against 24.23 million tonne in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.
He said this while Vasan reviewed the performance of the port recently. The minister expressed happiness over the growth in the traffic during the period.
Tamilvanan also informed the steps taken by the port in attracting cargo and steps taken for increasing the railway-bound traffic, container traffic and cruise traffic.
Meanwhile, Vasan suggested the NMPT Chairman to interact with the agencies concerned in regard to the demand of the fishermen for a fishing harbour at Kulai (near New Mangalore Port).
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