Lok Sabha Question No. 2088 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Cargo Movement at Ports
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 2088

ANSWERED ON 2910712022

## CARGO MOVEMENT  AT PORTS

## 2088. SHRI BALASHOWRY  VALLABHANENI:

Will the l\ilinister  of PORTS,  SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS be pleased  to state: qt-<, qtdqfraFr  sfuqccFf tfi

- (a) the percentage of cargo handled across the major ports in the country during the last five years  and current  year, year-wise  and  port-wise,
- (c) if so, the details and reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the container traffic  at Visakhapatnam Port is lesser in comparison  to JNPT and Mundra;
- (d) the  groMh of traffic across the major ports in the country during the last five years, year-wise and port-wise,
- (e) whether  the Act East Policy has benefitted  in Export-lmport  (EXIM) across the  ports  located  along the east coast of the country;  and
- (f) the efforts being made by the Government to introduce  digitization  into the process  involving  cargo  movement  and  port operations?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA  SONOWAL)

- (a) The percentage  of cargo handled  at different  lvlajor  Ports,  Port-wise  during the last five years  are  given at Annexure  l.
- (b)&(c) Yes, Sir. The container  tonnage handled  at Visakhapatnam Port during 202'1)2 was 85,83,000  tonnes whereas JNPA and Mundra Ports handled  6,90,92,000 tonnes and 8,90,98,000  tonnes  respectively  during the same  period Further, all the ports have facilities to handle  different  types of cargo,  which are categorised  into iiquid bulk, dry bulk, containers and break bulk cargo. At JNPA,  predominantly container  is handled  whereas at Visakhapatnam  Port, multiple  types of cargo  are handled. The container  handling  capacity  of a port is determined by the infrastructure available  at the Port.
- (d) The groMh of traffic at major  ports  during the last five years and port-wise is given at Annexure  -  ll.

- (e) Yes, Sir. The Act East Policy has benefitted in Export  -  lmport (EXIM) across the ports  located along the east coast of the country.
- (f) The government has given  a strong push  to port modernisation  and digitalisation, with a number of ease of doing business initiatives. Port digitalisation includes  the introduction  of web-based  e-forms, installation  of container  scanners and radio frequency  identification-based systems for gate automation, digitalisation of land records,  etc. A centralized  web-based Port Community System  (PCS 1x) has been operationalized  across  all Major  Ports, which enables  seamless data flow between  the various stakeholders through a common interface. To move towards a complete paperless  regime,  E-DO (Electronic Delivery Order) through  PCS was made mandatory along with e-invoicing and e-payment.  Several  functionalities, focused  on ease of doing  business.  like e-Delivery  Order,  e-lnvoicing and e-payment have been added in PCS1 x.

## Annexure  - I

## Percentaqe of carqo handled at different Maior Ports

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| PORT                | 20'17-18   |   2018- 19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 | 2021-22   |
|---------------------|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Kolkata Dock System | 2.56       |       2.65 |      2.46 |      2.36 | 2.12      |
| Haldia Dock Complex | 5.96       |       6.47 |      6.62 |      6.76 | 5.96      |
| Paradip             | 15.02      |      15.63 |     15.99 |     17.03 | 16.13     |
| Visakhapatnam       | 9.35       |       9.34 |     10.32 |     10.38 | 9.59      |
| Kamaraiar           | 4.48       |       4.94 |      4.5  |      3.85 | 5.38      |
| Chennai             | 7.64       |       7.58 |      6.63 |      6.47 | 6.74      |
| V.O. Chidambaranar  | 5.38       |       4.91 |      5.12 |      4.73 | 4.74      |
| Cochin              | 4.29       |       4.58 |      4.83 |      4.68 | 4.80      |
| New Manqalore       | 6.'19      |       6.08 |      5.55 |      5.43 | 5.46      |
| Mormuqao            | 3.96       |       2.53 |    227    |      3.27 | 2.56      |
| Mumbai              | 9.25       |       8.67 |      8.61 |      7.93 | 8.32      |
| Jawaharlal Nehru    | 9.71       |      10.11 |      9.71 |      9.63 | 10 55     |
| Deendayal           | 16.21      |      16.51 |     17.39 |     17.48 | 17.65     |

## Growth of traffic at maior  ports

| PORT                |   2017- 18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 | 2020-21   | 202',1-22   |
|---------------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
| Kolkata Dock System |       3.45 |      6.68 |     -6.73 | -8.1 1    | -3.79       |
| Haldia Dock Complex |      18.63 |     11.63 |      3.25 | -2.60     | -5.70       |
| Paradip             |      14.68 |      7.12 |      3.12 | 1.65      | 1.38        |
| Visakhapatnam       |       4.12 |      2.78 |     11.36 | -3.96     | -1.16       |
| Kamaraiar           |       1.42 |     13.31 |     -7.97 | -18.46    | 49.65       |
| Chennai             |       3.32 |      2.18 |    -11.8  | -6.86     | 11 .51      |
| V.O. Chidambaranar  |      -4.89 |     -6.13 |      5.05 | -11.88    | 7.33        |
| Cochin              |      16.52 |      9.9  |      6.3  | -7.45     | 9.67        |
| New Mangalore       |       5.28 |      1.08 |     -7.91 | -6.76     | 766         |
| Mormuqao            |     -18.94 |    -34.26 |     -9.42 | 37.28     | -'16.06     |
| Mumbai              |      -0.35 |     -3.57 |      0.18 | -12.15    | 12.32       |
| Jawaharlal Nehru    |       6.2  |      7.12 |     -3.19 | -5.32     | 17.26       |
| Deendayal           |       4.42 |      4.82 |      6.24 | -4.11     | 8.1 1       |

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