Chennai Port News

Indian Ports Record 6.2% Growth in Cargo Traffic Last Q

of 2015-16.   Overall seven Major ports registered positive growth. Major Ports, which showed decline in traffic during the first quarter of 2016 were Haldia Dock Complex (-3.6%), New Mangalore Port (-3.6%), Kolkata Dock System (KDS – 2.9%), JNPT (-2.7%), Mumbai Port Trust (-2.1%) and Chennai Port (-19%).    Decline in New Mangalore Port and Kolkata Port can be attributed to the reduction in traffic of fertilizer, thermal and steam coal, coking and other coal, liquids, Iron ore etc. In JNPT the decline was witnessed in other liquids and slight decrease in container traffic.