Container Handling At Indian Ports

Traffic handled by major Indian ports hits 5-year high in January

The total traffic for the major ports was 72.5 mn tonnes, the highest since Feb 2019, according to data from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways and the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy

Covid-19 crisis: Port cargo picking up, but still lower than last year's

The fall in cargo at 12 major ports - administered by the central government - was 10 per cent in August compared to the same month in 2019

Chennai Port extends carrying time to 7 days for DP world, PSA Singapore

It also said the extension in carrying time is expected to facilitate more time for exporters who can move the trailers in advance to avoid the peak hours rush

Container cargo handling at major ports down over 30% in Q1 amid Covid: IPA

In terms of tonnage, the container cargo declined 30.11 per cent to 26.34 million tonnes in the quarter

Indian ports' overall container handling trails every single Chinese port's

Indian ports trail far behind China when it comes to handling of containers. India's total containerized cargo capacity of 8.75 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) at all its 12 major ports is less than a quarter of containerized goods handled at China's single port of Shanghai."Shanghai container port alone handled four times more containers pegged at 36.5 million TEUs in 2015 compared to combined throughput of 8.4 million TEUs in 2016-17 at all the major ports in India", according to study titled 'Indian ports sector: Challenges of scale and efficient operations' done by industry chamber Assocham.Total containerized cargo volume for the whole of India's major ports is about 8.5 million TEUs, which is less than a quarter of volume handled by the largest container port in China, Shanghai (36.5 million TEUs). China has four ports which handle more than 20 million TEUs, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Ningbo & Zhoushan and Hong Kong Chin, said DS Rawat, Assocham secretary ...