INDIA's 12 biggest ports handled 730,000 TEU of imports and exports in July, up from 697,000 TEU a year ago.
Containerised cargo tonnage rose by six per cent to 11 million tonnes from 10.4 million tonnes in July 2014.
Overall, India's ports boosted container throughput in July by five per cent year on year, after a decline of 1.5 per cent in June. The growth follows a major increase in the country's economic growth and volume of export cargo.
The busiest container gateway at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) achieved three per cent growth during the reporting period year on year, with throughput increasing to 399,000 TEU, said Delhi's TransREporter.
But JNPT truck congestion and a strike against the APM Terminals by RTG crane drivers, slowed through and is likely to affect throughput numbers.
Maritime News Journal from Varna, Bulgaria, also reported that during the second quarter, the port's container volume rose by 1.2 per cent to 1.51 million TEU, while the turnover of the GTI terminal dropped by 2.86 per cent year on year to 636,000 TEU.
From April to July, JNPT volumes were up by 1.2 per cent from a year earlier to 1.51 million TEU.
Traffic at DP World Nhava Sheva increased 11.1 per cent to 418,253 TEU in July, while Chennai port, India's second-largest public container port complex and busiest on the east coast recorded a 1.4 per cent gain, moving 143,000 TEU.
JNPT and Chennai together account for 80 per cent of the Asian nation's container traffic.
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16 August 2015 - 22:10
India's 12 major ports see box throughput rise to 730,000 TEU in July
INDIA's 12 biggest ports handled 730,000 TEU of imports and exports in July, up from 697,000 TEU a year ago.
PORTS
16 August 2015 - 22:10
India's 12 major ports see box throughput rise to 730,000 TEU in July
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