In spite of a steep shortfall in the handling of iron ore fines, the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) registered a growth of 4.81 per cent in overall cargo handling in the first three months of 2011-12, The Hindu Business Line reports.Speaking to Business Line here, Mr P. Tamilvanan, Chairman of NMPT, attributed this to growth in handling of coal, LPG, crude oil and container cargoes among others.
The total cargo handling at the port in the first quarter of the current financial year stood at 8.53 million tonnes (mt) as against 8.13 mt in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.
The export of iron ore fines cargo from the port came down to 49,000 tonnes during the April-June 2011 period.
The port handled around 7.20 lakh tonnes (lt) of iron ore fines in April-June 2010.
The handling of iron ore pellets by KIOCL Ltd stood at 4.04 lt during the first quarter of 2011-12 as against 4.31 lt in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
LPG
Mr Tamilvanan said that the port handled 5.12 lt of LPG cargo during the first three months of the fiscal as against 4.24 lt in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.
During the first quarter, the import of crude oil for Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) stood at 3.41 mt (2.87 mt), and the export of POL (petroleum, oil and lubricant) products stood at 1.70 mt (1.32 mt).
Edible oil
He said that import of edible oil through the port increased to 1.47 lt (1.16 lt). Of this, the import of crude palm oil touched 1.23 lt in the first three months of 2011-12 as against 94,000 tonnes in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.
Stating that coal import through the port has already crossed the one-million mark during the first three months of the fiscal, he said the port handled 1.25 mt of coal (8.61 lt) during the period.
The port handled 13,142 TEUs (20-foot-equivalent units) of containers during Q1 of 2011-12 as against 11,283 TEUs in the corresponding period last year, recording a growth of 16.48 per cent.
Mr Tamilvanan said that general cargoes such as granite and timber have also witnessed growth during the period.
The export of granite from the port increased to 76,228 tonnes (1,440 tonnes), and import of wooden logs increased to 54,484 tonnes (32,966 tonnes) during the first three months of the fiscal, he added.
The total cargo handling at the port in the first quarter of the current financial year stood at 8.53 million tonnes (mt) as against 8.13 mt in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.
The export of iron ore fines cargo from the port came down to 49,000 tonnes during the April-June 2011 period.
The port handled around 7.20 lakh tonnes (lt) of iron ore fines in April-June 2010.
The handling of iron ore pellets by KIOCL Ltd stood at 4.04 lt during the first quarter of 2011-12 as against 4.31 lt in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
LPG
Mr Tamilvanan said that the port handled 5.12 lt of LPG cargo during the first three months of the fiscal as against 4.24 lt in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.
During the first quarter, the import of crude oil for Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) stood at 3.41 mt (2.87 mt), and the export of POL (petroleum, oil and lubricant) products stood at 1.70 mt (1.32 mt).
Edible oil
He said that import of edible oil through the port increased to 1.47 lt (1.16 lt). Of this, the import of crude palm oil touched 1.23 lt in the first three months of 2011-12 as against 94,000 tonnes in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.
Stating that coal import through the port has already crossed the one-million mark during the first three months of the fiscal, he said the port handled 1.25 mt of coal (8.61 lt) during the period.
The port handled 13,142 TEUs (20-foot-equivalent units) of containers during Q1 of 2011-12 as against 11,283 TEUs in the corresponding period last year, recording a growth of 16.48 per cent.
Mr Tamilvanan said that general cargoes such as granite and timber have also witnessed growth during the period.
The export of granite from the port increased to 76,228 tonnes (1,440 tonnes), and import of wooden logs increased to 54,484 tonnes (32,966 tonnes) during the first three months of the fiscal, he added.