Lok Sabha Question No. 3505 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Cargo Transportation
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: FEROZE VARUN GANDHI, GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ, NAGARAJAN P.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3505 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23rdMARCH, 2017 CARGO TRANSPORTATION

## 3505. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) the volume of cargo handled at Major Ports and Non-Major Ports in the country during each of the last three years and the current year, port-wise;
- (b) the total capacity of these ports along with the capacity utilisation status thereof during the said period, port-wise;
- (c) the details of ports handling cargo in the country along with the income generated by them during the said period, port-wise; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to improve the income and capacity utilisation of the respective ports which have shown declining trend in their income/capacity utilisation?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The volume of cargo handled at Major Ports and Non-Major Ports(State-wise) in the last three years and the current year are given as under:

## Major Ports

(In Million Tonnes)

| Major Ports        |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   April to Feb., 2017 |
|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|
| Kolkata            |     41.38 |     46.29 |     50.29 |                 44.53 |
| Paradip            |     68    |     71.01 |     76.39 |                 80.61 |
| Visakhapatnam      |     58.5  |     58    |     57.03 |                 55.53 |
| Kamarajar (Ennore) |     27.34 |     30.25 |     32.21 |                 27.3  |
| Chennai            |     51.11 |     52.54 |     50.06 |                 45.56 |
| V.O. Chidambaranar |     28.64 |     32.41 |     36.85 |                 35.16 |
| Cochin             |     20.89 |     21.6  |     22.1  |                 22.59 |
| New Mangalore      |     39.37 |     36.57 |     35.58 |                 35.93 |
| Mormugao           |     11.74 |     14.71 |     20.77 |                 28.99 |
| Mumbai             |     59.18 |     61.66 |     61.11 |                 57.57 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru   |     62.33 |     63.8  |     64.03 |                 56.19 |
| Kandla             |     87.01 |     92.5  |    100.05 |                 96.34 |
| Overall:           |    555.49 |    581.34 |    606.47 |                586.3  |

(In Million Tonnes)

| States                          |   2013-2014 |   2014-2015 |   2015-2016 |   2016-17* (Apr-Feb) |
|---------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------------|
| Gujarat                         |      309.95 |      336.09 |      339.78 |               355.92 |
| Maharashtra                     |       24.77 |       27.29 |       28.85 |                30.22 |
| Goa(Panaji)                     |        0.28 |        0.6  |        0.43 |                 0.45 |
| Tamil Nadu                      |        0.87 |        0.83 |        0.86 |                 0.9  |
| Karnataka                       |        0.5  |        0.65 |        0.83 |                 0.87 |
| Puducherry                      |        6.28 |        4.96 |        5.97 |                 6.25 |
| Andhra pradesh                  |       58.94 |       83.42 |       72.73 |                76.18 |
| Odisha                          |       14.38 |       15.45 |       14.95 |                15.66 |
| Others (Kerala and A&N Islands) |        1.25 |        1.31 |        1.47 |                 1.54 |
| TOTAL:                          |      417.22 |      470.6  |      465.87 |               488    |

(*) assessed

## (b) The total capacity available and capacity utilisation during the last three years is given as under:

## Major Ports

| Name of Port       | 2014-15         | 2014-15                  | 2015-16         | 2015-16                  | 2016-17* (Apr-Feb)   | 2016-17* (Apr-Feb)        |
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
|                    | Capacity (MTPA) | Capacity Utilisation (%) | Capacity (MTPA) | Capacity Utilisation (%) | Capacity (MTPA)      | Capacity Utilisatio n (%) |
| Kolkata            | 70.85           | 65.34                    | 86.99           | 57.81                    | 91.59                | 48.61                     |
| Paradip            | 119.80          | 59.27                    | 126.94          | 60.18                    | 143.94               | 56.00                     |
| Visakhapatnam      | 96.76           | 59.94                    | 107.75          | 52.93                    | 126.75               | 43.81                     |
| Kamarajar (Ennore) | 37.00           | 81.76                    | 45.00           | 71.58                    | 55.00                | 49.63                     |
| Chennai            | 86.04           | 61.06                    | 93.44           | 53.57                    | 93.44                | 48.76                     |
| V.O. Chidambaranar | 44.55           | 72.75                    | 59.26           | 62.18                    | 65.18                | 53.95                     |
| Cochin             | 49.66           | 43.50                    | 49.66           | 44.50                    | 49.99                | 45.19                     |
| New Mangalore      | 77.77           | 47.02                    | 77.77           | 45.75                    | 89.16                | 40.30                     |
| Mormugao           | 43.76           | 33.62                    | 48.79           | 42.57                    | 48.79                | 59.41                     |
| Mumbai             | 44.53           | 138.47                   | 49.33           | 123.88                   | 49.33                | 116.71                    |
| JNPT               | 79.37           | 80.38                    | 89.37           | 71.65                    | 89.37                | 62.88                     |
| Kandla             | 121.43          | 76.18                    | 131.06          | 76.34                    | 149.41               | 64.48                     |
| Overall:           | 871.52          | 66.70                    | 965.36          | 62.82                    | 1051.95              | 55.73                     |

(*) assessed

| States                         | 2014-15         | 2014-15                  | 2015-16         | 2015-16                  | 2016-17* (Apr-Feb)   | 2016-17* (Apr-Feb)       |
|--------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
|                                | Capacity (MTPA) | Capacity Utilisation (%) | Capacity (MTPA) | Capacity Utilisation (%) | Capacity (MTPA)      | Capacity Utilisation (%) |
| Gujarat                        | 422.00          | 79.64                    | 466.00          | 72.91                    | 515.96               | 68.98                    |
| Maharashtra                    | 25.50           | 107.02                   | 28.85           | 100.00                   | 31.94                | 94.62                    |
| Goa(panaji)                    | 14.30           | 4.20                     | 14.30           | 3.01                     | 15.83                | 2.85                     |
| Tamil Nadu                     | 9.83            | 8.44                     | 9.83            | 8.75                     | 10.88                | 8.28                     |
| Karnataka                      | 15.80           | 4.11                     | 16.49           | 5.03                     | 18.26                | 4.76                     |
| Puducherry                     | 14.76           | 33.60                    | 14.76           | 40.45                    | 16.34                | 38.27                    |
| Andhra pradesh                 | 121.30          | 68.77                    | 166.40          | 43.71                    | 184.24               | 41.35                    |
| Odisha                         | 30.00           | 51.50                    | 30.00           | 49.83                    | 33.22                | 47.14                    |
| Others (Kerala and A&Nislands) | 5.22            | 25.10                    | 4.15            | 35.42                    | 4.59                 | 33.55                    |
| TOTAL:                         | 658.71          | 71.44                    | 750.78          | 62.05                    | 831.26               | 58.71                    |

(*)assessed

- (c) There are 12 Major Ports under administrative control of Ministry of Shipping.  Port-wise details of Operating Surplus generated by Major Ports are given as under:
- (d) Government is regularly monitoring the traffic and trade at Major Ports. To reduce the gap  between  the  traffic  and  capacity,  interactive  meetings  with    user  Ministries  and Departments like Fertilizers, Petroleum, Coal, Power, Food and Civil Supplies are held from time to time for assignment of their cargo to Major Ports. Major Ports also organise trade meets to attract traffic and new cargo from their hinterland.
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| S No   | Name of the Port   | Operating Surplus   | Operating Surplus   | Operating Surplus   | Operating Surplus   |
|--------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| S No   | Name of the Port   | 2013-14             | 2014-15             | 2015-16             | April to Dec.'16    |
| 1      | Kolkata            | 277.05              | 384.70              | 462.79              | 379.77              |
| 2      | Paradip            | 364.95              | 418.40              | 448.48              | 389.78              |
| 3      | Visakhapatnam      | 223.28              | 316.01              | 368.55              | 287.76              |
| 4      | Kamarajar(Ennore)  | 349.11              | 471.94              | 494.90              | 428.47              |
| 5      | Chennai            | 6.16                | 133.94              | 196.50              | 180.62              |
| 6      | V.O. Chidambaranar | 145.67              | 237.80              | 311.45              | 247.26              |
| 7      | Cochin             | -20.25              | 19.55               | 70.90               | 96.40               |
| 8      | New Mangalore      | 129.36              | 144.91              | 116.80              | 132.88              |
| 9      | Mormugao           | -29.61              | 39.80               | 103.62              | 121.49              |
| 10     | Mumbai             | 195.03              | 331.68              | 402.49              | 289.94              |
| 11     | Jawaharlal Nehru   | 734.26              | 836.57              | 971.98              | 724.97              |
| 12     | Kandla             | 143.89              | 264.10              | 360.55              | 445.53              |
|        | Overall:           | 2518.90             | 3599.40             | 4309.01             | 3724.87             |