Chennai Port
Traffic growth

Year
Cargo (million tonnes)
Cars exported
2000–01
41.22
5,260
2001–02
36.12
4,635
2002–03
33.69
8,482
2003–04
36.71
39,874
2004–05
43.80
83,121
2005–06
47.25
102,692
2006–07
53.41
114,756
2007–08
57.15
137,971
2008–09
57.49
248,697
2009–10
61.06
273,917
2010–11
61.46
234,762
2011–12
55.71
252,640
2012–13
53.40
272,345
2015–16
50.06
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2017–18
51.88
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Question: How much cargo did the Chennai Port handle in 2009-10 compared to the previous year?
Answer: In 2009–10, the Chennai Port handled 61.06 million tonnes of cargo against 57.49 million tonnes in 2008–09.