12 major India's ports record 8.8% rise in throughput in Q1
BL reported that in the first quarter of the current fiscal April to June 2008 or 2009, the traffic throughput in 12 major ports posted 8.8% growth at 133.88 million tonnes as compared with 122.99 million tonnes in the corresponding period of 2007-08.
Volume Change
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Kandla 18.26 17.7%
Visakhapatnam 17.05 12.1%
JNPT 14.97 18.8%
Chennai 14.60 6.7%
Kolkata* 13.75 2.8%
volume in million tonne
During the period under review, in volume terms, Kandla port continued to occupy the number one position with a total traffic throughput of 18.26 million tonnes, thus posting 17.74% growth. However, in terms of growth, Jawaharlal Nehru port topped the list with 18.8% at 14.97 million tonnes though volume wise, it was number3.
In volume terms, Visakhapatnam, with a throughput of 17.05 million tonnes ranked number 2nd and in terms of growth, Tuticorin up by 18.42% at 5.48 million tonnes. However, in volume, Tuticorin ranked 10th. In terms of growth, Visakhapatnam was 6 at 12.18% and Kandla 3rd at 17.74% followed by Paradip 17.3% and Mormugao 16.15%.
In volume, Paradip ranked seventh with a throughput of 11.3 million tonnes and Mormugao eighth with a throughput of 10.21 million tonnes.
In volume, Chennai ranked fourth at 14.6 million tones, followed by Kolkata 13.75 million tonnes. However, Chennai posted 6.72 % growth, while Kolkata a meagre 2.86%. Ennore posted 8.08% growth at 3.07 million tonnes.
The 3 ports namely, New Mangalore, Mumbai and Kochi, posted negative growth. For New Mangalore, the decline was highest 8.91% at 8.14 million tonnes, followed by Mumbai 5.63% at 13.12 million tonnes and Kochi 1.3% at 3.8 million tonnes.
Volume Change
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Kandla 18.26 17.7%
Visakhapatnam 17.05 12.1%
JNPT 14.97 18.8%
Chennai 14.60 6.7%
Kolkata* 13.75 2.8%
volume in million tonne
During the period under review, in volume terms, Kandla port continued to occupy the number one position with a total traffic throughput of 18.26 million tonnes, thus posting 17.74% growth. However, in terms of growth, Jawaharlal Nehru port topped the list with 18.8% at 14.97 million tonnes though volume wise, it was number3.
In volume terms, Visakhapatnam, with a throughput of 17.05 million tonnes ranked number 2nd and in terms of growth, Tuticorin up by 18.42% at 5.48 million tonnes. However, in volume, Tuticorin ranked 10th. In terms of growth, Visakhapatnam was 6 at 12.18% and Kandla 3rd at 17.74% followed by Paradip 17.3% and Mormugao 16.15%.
In volume, Paradip ranked seventh with a throughput of 11.3 million tonnes and Mormugao eighth with a throughput of 10.21 million tonnes.
In volume, Chennai ranked fourth at 14.6 million tones, followed by Kolkata 13.75 million tonnes. However, Chennai posted 6.72 % growth, while Kolkata a meagre 2.86%. Ennore posted 8.08% growth at 3.07 million tonnes.
The 3 ports namely, New Mangalore, Mumbai and Kochi, posted negative growth. For New Mangalore, the decline was highest 8.91% at 8.14 million tonnes, followed by Mumbai 5.63% at 13.12 million tonnes and Kochi 1.3% at 3.8 million tonnes.