India's ports box volume grows 1% in April-May
The volume of containers handled by major ports in India grew a mere 1 percent year-over-year in the first two months of fiscal 2011-12, the Indian Ports Association said Wednesday, the Journal of Commerce reported.
Total traffic during April to May amounted to 1.29 million 20-foot equivalent units, compared with 1.28 million tons a year earlier.
The tonnage of containerized traffic increased 6 percent to 20 million tons from 19 million tons.
Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), the country’s largest container port, handled 739,000 TEUs, down 2 percent from 751,000 TEUs in the same period last year.
Volume at Chennai surged 10 percent to 273,000 TEUs from 248,000 TEUs.
Kolkata handled 91,000 TEUs, up from 85,000 TEUs. Tuticorin moved 80,000 TEUs compared with 75,000 TEUs.
Major ports that suffered marginal declines in container volume included Mumbai and Cochin.
According to the IPA, total cargo tonnage at major ports during April-May was up 5.1 percent, from 95 million tons to 99.7 million tons.
Kandla was the top cargo handler with throughput of 13.8 million tons, followed by Visakhapatnam, at 11.85 million tons; Nehru, at 11.2 million tons; and Chennai, at 10.2 million tons.
For fiscal 2010-11 ending March 31, India’s ocean trade via major ports was estimated at 570 million tons, up 1.5 percent from 561 million tons the previous year. Container traffic increased about 10 percent to 7.54 million TEUs from 6.89 million TEUs.
Total traffic during April to May amounted to 1.29 million 20-foot equivalent units, compared with 1.28 million tons a year earlier.
The tonnage of containerized traffic increased 6 percent to 20 million tons from 19 million tons.
Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), the country’s largest container port, handled 739,000 TEUs, down 2 percent from 751,000 TEUs in the same period last year.
Volume at Chennai surged 10 percent to 273,000 TEUs from 248,000 TEUs.
Kolkata handled 91,000 TEUs, up from 85,000 TEUs. Tuticorin moved 80,000 TEUs compared with 75,000 TEUs.
Major ports that suffered marginal declines in container volume included Mumbai and Cochin.
According to the IPA, total cargo tonnage at major ports during April-May was up 5.1 percent, from 95 million tons to 99.7 million tons.
Kandla was the top cargo handler with throughput of 13.8 million tons, followed by Visakhapatnam, at 11.85 million tons; Nehru, at 11.2 million tons; and Chennai, at 10.2 million tons.
For fiscal 2010-11 ending March 31, India’s ocean trade via major ports was estimated at 570 million tons, up 1.5 percent from 561 million tons the previous year. Container traffic increased about 10 percent to 7.54 million TEUs from 6.89 million TEUs.
