During Apr-Jan 2012-13, cumulative container cargo volume at major ports declined to 6.43 million tonne (mn t) Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEU) from 6.52 million TEU in the year-ago period. This is a fall of 1.45 percent.
The tonnage of containerized traffic was relatively flat at 100 mn t. The Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), the countryÂ’s busiest container gateway, handled 3.54 mn t TEU, down 2.5 percent from 3.63 percent TEU in the same period in fiscal 2011-12.
Chennai Port handled 1.3 mn t TEU, which is slightly lower than 1.32 mn t TEU a year ago. Kolkata PortÂ’s volume increased about 12.5 percent to 502,000 TEU from 446,000 TEU. TuticorinÂ’s throughput decreased to 394,000 TEU from 398,000 TEU.
Container handling at Cochin Port fell to 275,000 TEU, from 289,000 TEU during April 2011 to January 2012. It may be noted that the port suffered a two-week container trailer crew strike this month.
Total cargo throughput at major ports from April 2012 through January 2013 eased almost 3 percent to 453.7 mn t from 467 mn t for the same period in the prior fiscal year, data from the Indian Ports Association (IPA) shows.
Kandla topped throughput at 78.15 mn t, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru, at 53.76 mn t; Visakhapatnam, at 49.15 mn t; Mumbai, at 48.5 mn t; Paradip, at 46.6 mn t; and Chennai, at 44.3 mn t.
In fiscal 2011-12, which ended March 31, 2012, IndiaÂ’s 12 state-owned major ports handled 560 mn t, down 1.73 percent from 570 mn t in 2010-11. Consolidated container throughput for 2011-12 was estimated at 7.77 mt TEU, up 3% from 7.54 mt TEU.
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