Paradip Port Handles Record Throughput In July 2016

PARADIP: Continuing with its cargo handling growth story month after month, Paradip Port, rated top among Indian Major Ports, has handled a record throughput of 8.06 MMT in a single month  (July 2016) surpassing the earlier highest record handling of 7.61 MMT cargo in the month of March this year.

According to a media statement, this record handling of cargo growth in the month of July, 2016 is 32 % more when compared to same period of previous year. In July,2015, PPT had handled 6.09 MTs of cargo.

MAJOR GROWTH OF CARGO

The major growth of cargo came in the month of July 2016 with addition of 8 lakh tonnes of POL, 6 lakh tonnes of Imported Coking Coal and 6 lakh tonnes of other cargo like imported Lime Stone, Dolomite etc.

About 60% of the extra 2 Million Metric Tonnes of cargo came from non-mechanized cargo operations in the monsoon, which actually helped the port to achieve the record cargo handling of 8.00 MMTs in a single month.

Paradip Port handles 28.65 MMT CARGO IN 4 MONTHS

Incidentally, in the four months (April-July) of 2016-17, the Port handled 28.65 MMT of cargo compared to 24.34 MMT in the corresponding 4 months of FY-2015-16 witnessing a growth of 17.75%.

The Paradip Port Authority has taken necessary steps in recent months not only for the port customers to do “Business with Ease” as per the initiatives of the Ministry of Shipping, Govt. of India, but its efforts have taken the port in achieving many records in the history of the port.

For the first time in a single month, Crude Oil import crossed 2.00 MMT in the month of July, 2016. Similarly, in July, 2016, handling of Coking Coal was recorded to be 1.23 MMT, which is not only highest in a single month but for the first time Coking Coal handing crossed 1 MMT in a month.

The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman, PPT congratulated all the Port Users, stakeholders and the Service providers of PPT along with Port employees/officers, who have made the cargo handling records at the Port.

Source: Dailyshippingtimes.com