Retains No. 1 position
Deendayal Port Trust (DPT), for the first time in its history, has crossed the 110-million tonne (mt) mark in cargo handling, during the financial year 2017-18. It also retained the Number One position among Major Ports for the 11th time in a row.
The Port handled 99.75 lakh tonnes of cargo during March 2018 as against 91.06 lakh tonnes during March 2017. During the just-concluded financial year, DPT handled 1,100.99 lakh tonnes of traffic as against 1,054.42 lakh tonnes during the previous fiscal, an increase of 46.57 lakh tonnes or 4.42 per cent.
At Kandla, the Port handled dry cargo volume of 379.60 lakh tonnes during 2017-18, as compared to a volume of 353.90 lakh tonnes handled in 2016-17, up by 25.70 lakh tonnes or 7.26 per cent. The liquid cargo volume at Kandla (including transhipment) increased by 14.10 lakh tonnes, i.e. 10.80 per cent to 144.60 lakh tonnes during 2017-18, as against 130.50 lakh tonnes in 2016-17. Crude oil and POL traffic at Vadinar increased by 6.77 lakh tonnes, i.e. 1.19 per cent to 576.79 lakh tonnes from 570.02 lakh tonnes during 2016-17.
It is pertinent to mention here that till now no other Major Port in the country has handled traffic of more than 110 mt during a fiscal year. With this, the Port surpassed the RFD cargo handling target of 106 mt during the current financial year.
Mr Sanjay Bhatia, IAS, Chairman, and Mr Alok Singh, IRS, Deputy Chairman of Deendayal Port Trust, thanked the entire staff and Port users for their sustained efforts and continuous support in achieving this important landmark.
