The Paradip Port Trust (PPT) handled the highest-ever record cargo of 61.84 million tonnes (MT) till February 2014 in the current fiscal as compared to 51.41 MT of cargo handled during the corresponding period of the previous year.
This is an increase of 20.27 per cent over the traffic handled in the corresponding of the last financial year and 6.98 per cent higher over the target fixed for the period. The PPT has handled 5.18 MT of cargo in February 2014. Similarly, 2.28 MT cargo was exported and 2.90 MT cargo was imported through the Port in the same month. A record quantity of 2,54,798 tonnes of limestone was imported in February last surpassing the previous record of 2,44,609 tonnes achieved in March 2013. A record quantity of 32,205 tonnes of coke breeze was imported in February 2014 surpassing the previous record of 29,326 tonnes in December 2012.
Thermal coal traffic has exhibited a growth of 19.03 per cent up to February of 2013-2014 fiscal. Similarly POl traffic has increased by 6.52 per cent, iron ore traffic 222.46 per cent, coking coal 39.87 per cent and other cargo traffic grew by 11.15 per cent compared to the same period of the previous year. The Port has retained the second highest position in terms of cargo handled and also in terms of percentage of growth in traffic amongst all the major ports till the February-end.
The average turnaround time (Port A/c) up to the month has improved by 12 per cent over the corresponding period of 2012-13 and 10.20 per cent over the target fixed for the year. The average berth-day output up to the month improved by 9.84 per cent over the corresponding period of previous year and 8.71 per cent over the target fixed for the year. Rail borne traffic improved by 5.91 per cent during the month and the same is improved by 28.09 per cent up to the month over the corresponding period of the previous year.
The PPT has been conferred with the Global CSR Excellency and leadership Award by World CSR Congress for best Corporate Social Responsibility Practices at the award given function held in Mumbai on February 18, 2014.