Lok Sabha Question No. 2565 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Performance of Ports
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2565

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  DECEMBER, 2016 PERFORMANCE OF PORTS

## 2565. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) whether the Government has reviewed the performance of major ports in the country and if so, the details and the outcome thereof for the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the details of cargo handled during the said period and the targets fixed for the next three years, port-wise;
- (c) whether some of the ports are on the stage of modernization and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the additional capacity added at various ports as a result of the

modernization/expansion programme during the said period, port-wise; and

- (e) the details of funds allocated for port development-related schemes during the said period, port-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a)&(b): Modernization and increasing the capacity of Major Ports is a continuous process. The  Ministry  is  regularly  monitoring  the  Ports  projects  to  modernize/upgrade  to  increase capacity of the ports and also bring them to the international standards through construction &  modernization  of  berths,  installation  of  state  of  art  equipment  &  mechanism  of  cargo handling  system  at  ports  including  the  dredging  projects  to  accommodate  large  vessels  at major  ports.  With  the  increasing  capacity  of  Major  Ports  the  traffic  will  also  gradually increase. The details of the performance of Major Ports during last three years and current year are given below:-

| Period      |   AV.TRT (Total) (In Days) |   AV. Pre-Berthing Detention (Port A/c)(In Hours) |   AV. Ship Berthday Outpu (In Tonnes) |
|-------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1           |                       2    |                                              3    |                                     4 |
| 2013-2014   |                       3.9  |                                              6.91 |                                 12468 |
| 2014-2015   |                       4    |                                              5.02 |                                 12458 |
| 2015-2016   |                       3.63 |                                              3.78 |                                 13151 |
| Apr-Oct.'16 |                       3.49 |                                              6.28 |                                 13949 |

The total tonnage handled at various Major Ports in the country during the last three years, port-wise is presented below:

## (In 000 Tonnes)

| Major Ports         |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   April to Oct, 2016 |
|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------|
| Kolkata Dock System |     12874 |     15283 |     16688 |                 8741 |
| Haldia Dock Complex |     28511 |     31010 |     33507 |                19111 |
| Total: Kolkata      |     41385 |     46293 |     50195 |                27852 |
| Paradip             |     68003 |     71011 |     76386 |                50237 |
| Visakhapatnam       |     58503 |     58004 |     57033 |                35925 |
| Kamarajar (Ennore)  |     27337 |     30251 |     32206 |                17298 |
| Chennai             |     51105 |     52541 |     50058 |                30031 |
| V.O. Chidambaranar  |     28642 |     32414 |     36849 |                22679 |
| Cochin              |     20887 |     21595 |     22099 |                13981 |
| New Mangalore       |     39365 |     36566 |     35582 |                21293 |
| Mormugao            |     11739 |     14711 |     20776 |                15413 |
| Mumbai              |     59184 |     61660 |     61110 |                36494 |
| JNPT                |     62333 |     63801 |     64029 |                35800 |
| Kandla              |     87004 |     92497 |    100051 |                63044 |
| Overall:            |    555487 |    581344 |    606374 |               370047 |

(c):  Ministry  is  regularly  monitoring  the  Port  projects  to  modernise/  upgrade  to  increase capacity  of the ports and  also  to  bring  them  to  the  international  standards  through construction &modernisation of berths, installation of state of art equipment &mechanisation of  cargo  handling  system  at  ports  including  the  dredging  projects  to  accommodate  large vessels at major ports.

(d): Capacity Addition of Major Ports as a result of modernisation and expansion programme during the last three years, port-wise, is given as under:

## (In Million Tonnes)

| Port          | Capacity Addition in last 3 years   | Capacity Addition in last 3 years   | Capacity Addition in last 3 years   |
|---------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|               | 2013-14                             | 2014-15                             | 2015-16                             |
| Kolkata       | 0.30                                | 3.66                                | 0.00                                |
| Haldia        | 3.00                                | 0.00                                | 16.14                               |
| Paradip       | 6.50                                | 11.00                               | 7.14                                |
| Vizag         | 21.59                               | 7.84                                | 10.99                               |
| KPL           | 0.00                                | 6.00                                | 8.00                                |
| Chennai       | 0.45                                | 0.00                                | 7.40                                |
| VOC           | 8.72                                | 2.49                                | 14.71                               |
| Cochin        | 5.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                |
| New Mangalore | 1.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                |
| Mormugao      | 0.25                                | 7.11                                | 5.03                                |
| Mumbai        | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 4.80                                |
| JNPT          | 0.00                                | 13.49                               | 10.00                               |

| Kandla   |   9.10 |   19.11 |   9.63 |
|----------|--------|---------|--------|
| Total    |  55.61 |      71 |  93.84 |

(e) Government Budgetary Support (GBS) allocated to the various Major Ports under the Annual Plan of the Ministry during the last three years and the current year is given as under;

(In Rs.Crore)

| S.No   | Name of Port         | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2013-14         | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2014-15      | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2015-16         | 2016-17   | 2016-17       |
|--------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|---------------|
|        | Name of Port         | BE        | RE        | Uti- lizat -ion | BE        | RE        | Utiliz ation | BE        | RE        | Util- izat- ion | BE        | Utili- zation |
| 1      | V.O. Chida- mbaranar | 200.00    | 50.00     | 50.00           | 173.00    | 54.44     | 54.44        | 27.00     | 27.00     | 27.00           | 15.00     | 15.00         |
| 2      | Chennai              | 15.00     | 15.00     | 15.00           | 15.00     | 15.00     | 15.00        | 10.00     | 10.00     | 10.00           | 5.00      | 5.00          |
| 3      | Cochin               | 30.00     | 0.00      | 0.00            | 10.00     | 10.00     | 10.00        | 3.00      | 0.00      | 0.00            | 4.00      | 4.00          |
| 4      | Visakha- patnam      | 50.00     | 50.00     | 50.00           | 50.00     | 50.00     | 50.00        | 13.59     | 13.59     | 13.59           | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 5      | Mormugao             | 110.00    | 50.00     | 49.95           | 75.00     | 75.00     | 75.00        | 5.00      | 0.00      | 0.00            | 5.00      | 5.00          |
| 6      | Paradip              | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00            | 17.00     | 17.00     | 17.00        | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00            | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| TOTAL  | TOTAL                | 405.00    | 165.00    | 164.95          | 340.00    | 221.44    | 221.44       | 58.59     | 50.59     | 50.59           | 29.00     | 29.00         |

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