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Indian ports to handle 800 mt cargo in 5 years

By G Balachandar Mar 09 2010 , Chennai

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With growing maritime trade, major Indian ports are projected to handle about 800 million tonnes (mt) of cargo

over the next five years from 530 mt in 2008-09 and several ports are in the process of creating necessary

infrastructure to handle the growth in cargo traffic.

While the shipping ministry forecasts a three-fold increase in cargo handling capacity of major ports by 2025-26

by augmenting the capacity to 1595.07 mt, the major ports are expected to handle about 798 mt of cargo by

2014-15, according to an official statement of the shipping ministry.

Of all the 12 ports, Visakhapatnam Port is forecast to handle the largest cargo traffic at 105 mt (73 mt projected

for 2010-11) by 2014-15, followed by Kandla Port at 92.5 mt (78 mt projected for 2010-11) and Jawaharlal Nehru

Port at 91 mt (55 mt projected for 2010-11).

With total handling capacity of 574.77 mt, the 12 major Indian ports handled total cargo traffic of 530.53 mt in

2008-09 when compared with 519.3 mt in 2007-08. The traffic handling capacity of major Ports has gone up byabout 48 per cent in the last five years. It increased from 389.5 mt in 2003-04 to 574.77 mt in 2008-09.

 About 80 per cent of the total volume of traffic handled was in the form of dry and liquid bulk with the residual

consisting of general cargo, including containerised cargo.

The present warehousing infrastructure in Paradeep, Chennai, Mumbai, Jawaharlal Nehru, Visakhapatnam,

Tuticorin, Cochin, New Mangalore and Mormugao Ports is able to meet the requirements of cargo traffic in their 

respective ports. However, Kolkata and Kandla ports need to have more warehousing facilities, as their current

warehousing infrastructure is not adequate to meet the demand.

 At the Kolkata port, possibility of expanding the warehouse facility in the vicinity of the dock is being explored in

consultation with customs authority. At Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) warehousing capacity is able to meet the

cargo being presently handled. However, keeping in view the increased requirement of storage area, the

government has initiated action for creation of additional storage area. Kandla port is constructing new godowns

and open plots to meet the cargo storage requirements. In some of the ports, Container Freight Stations are

being developed to cater the future need of exim traffic, said the statement.

 At the Ennore Port, the nature of cargo handled at present and projected to be handled during the next five years

does not require warehousing infrastructure to be developed in Ennore.

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Even though 2008-09 is considered as one of the toughest years for the world economy,

it brought a bag of mixed news for India as far as cargo traffic at major ports is

concerned. India has missed its targeted increase in cargo traffic handled at major ports

 by about 8 per cent for 2008-09. But there is good news as well. Traffic handled at major

ports in the country grew by about 2.13 per cent on the whole despite the slump ininternational trade.

The maximum shortfall against the target was seen at Cochin port, which managed to

handle 15 million tonnes against a target of 18.9 million tonnes for the year gone by. In

other words the port missed its target by roughly 20 per cent. Other ports that missed

their targets by huge margins include Mumbai and Paradip with a shortfall of 15 per

cent. While Mumbai handled traffic of about 51.8 million tonnes during the year against

a target of 61 million tonnes, traffic at Paradip stood around 46 million tonnes against a

target of 55 million tonnes for 2008-09.

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Only three major ports managed to over shoot the target for the year. Ennore handled 9

per cent higher traffic than what was targeted for the year at 11.5 million tonnes against a

target of 10.5 million tonnes. Kolkata Dock system and Mormugao over shot their targets

 by 1.21 per cent and 2.66 per cent respectively.

However, Mumbai port been the loser on both fronts²targets as well as growth. It

recorded a negative growth in traffic of about 9 per cent compared to fiscal 2007-08. The

other major loser was Kolkata at negative 5.7 per cent compared to FY08 traffic figures.

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Even though 2008-09 is considered as one of the toughest years for the world economy, it brought abag of mixed news for India as far as cargo traffic at major ports is concerned. India has missed itstargeted increase in cargo traffic handled at major ports by about 8 per cent for 2008-09. But there isgood news as well. Traffic handled at major ports in the country grew by about 2.13 per cent on thewhole despite the slump in international trade.

The maximum shortfall against the target was seen at Cochin port, which managed to handle 15million tonnes against a target of 18.9 million tonnes for the year gone by. In other words the portmissed its target by roughly 20 per cent. Other ports that missed their targets by huge margins includeMumbai and Paradip with a shortfall of 15 per cent. While Mumbai handled traffic of about 51.8 million

tonnes during the year against a target of 61 million tonnes, traffic at Paradip stood around 46 milliontonnes against a target of 55 million tonnes for 2008-09.

Only three major ports managed to over shoot the target for the year. Ennore handled 9 per centhigher traffic than what was targeted for the year at 11.5 million tonnes against a target of 10.5 milliontonnes. Kolkata Dock system and Mormugao over shot their targets by 1.21 per cent and 2.66 per 

cent respectively.

However, Mumbai port been the loser on both fronts-targets as well as growth. It recorded a negativegrowth in traffic of about 9 per cent compared to fiscal 2007-08. The other major loser was Kolkata atnegative 5.7 per cent compared to FY08 traffic figures.

Of all the ports maximum growth in traffic has been at Mormugao, Kandla and Paradip, which haveshown a growth of 18.65 per cent, 11.25 per cent and 9.36 per cent respectively compared to 2007-08 traffic.

India's total traffic has grown from 519 million tonnes in 2007-08 to 530 million tonnes in 2008-09 butthe target for FY09 was pegged at 576 million tonnes.