Container volume at major ports in India increased 11 percent in the first half of fiscal 2010-11 ending Sept. 30, the Indian Ports Association said in a statement Thursday.
The 13 state-owned gateway hubs handled 3.7 million 20-foot equivalent units from April through September, compared with 3.3 million TEUs in the same period last year.
The tonnage of container traffic totaled 54.6 million tons in the first half, up 11.5 percent from 49 million tons.
While almost all major ports reported year-over-year growth in container movements, the largest gain was in the Port of Chennai, which saw volume surge about 30 percent to 758,000 TEUs from 581,000 TEUs in the year-ago period.
The volume of containers handled by Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), the country’s busiest container port, was on par with last year, at 2.1 million TEUs compared with 2 million TEUs. “We have had serious operational problems in recent months, upsetting the growth momentum that the port experienced in the first quarter,” said a Nehru official.
According to the IPA, the overall tonnage of all cargo shipped through major ports in the first half was up 1.23 percent to 271 million tons from 268 million tons a year earlier.
The western Port of Kandla was the top cargo handler in the first half with throughput of 40 million tons, followed by Visakhapatnam with 32.5 million tons.
The 13 state-owned gateway hubs handled 3.7 million 20-foot equivalent units from April through September, compared with 3.3 million TEUs in the same period last year.
The tonnage of container traffic totaled 54.6 million tons in the first half, up 11.5 percent from 49 million tons.
While almost all major ports reported year-over-year growth in container movements, the largest gain was in the Port of Chennai, which saw volume surge about 30 percent to 758,000 TEUs from 581,000 TEUs in the year-ago period.
The volume of containers handled by Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), the country’s busiest container port, was on par with last year, at 2.1 million TEUs compared with 2 million TEUs. “We have had serious operational problems in recent months, upsetting the growth momentum that the port experienced in the first quarter,” said a Nehru official.
According to the IPA, the overall tonnage of all cargo shipped through major ports in the first half was up 1.23 percent to 271 million tons from 268 million tons a year earlier.
The western Port of Kandla was the top cargo handler in the first half with throughput of 40 million tons, followed by Visakhapatnam with 32.5 million tons.