The Paradip Port Trust (PPT) has handled 38.73 million tonnes of cargo till October 2013 in the current financial year compared to 30.58 MT during the corresponding period of the previous year. This is an increase of 26.68 per cent and also 4.86 per cent higher than the target fixed for the period.
The PPT has handled 4.62 MT of cargo during the month of October alone despite the port experiencing the cyclone Phailin and incessant rains during the month. During October, 1.81 MT of cargo was exported and 2.81 MT imported through the port.
In the current fiscal up to October, the thermal coal traffic exhibited a growth of 33.93 per cent. The POl traffic increased by 12.88 per cent, iron ore traffic by 159.56 per cent, coking coal 24.39 per cent and other cargos by 26.42 per cent compared to the same period of previous year.
The port has retained achieving the second highest position in terms of cargo handled and also in terms of percentage of growth in traffic among all the Major Ports.
The average turn-round time for the month and up to the month has improved by 16 per cent and 14 per cent, respectively, over the corresponding period of previous year and 8 per cent over the target fixed for the year. The average berth-day output for the month improved by 28 per cent and up to the month improved by 8 per cent and 5 per cent over the target for the year. A total of 832 vessels entered the port and 831 sailed out till October.