Lok Sabha Question No. 1753 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Coastal Shipping Traffic
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA

## MINISTRY  OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED OUESTION  NO. 1753

ANSWERED ON 1110212022

## COASTAL  SHIPPING  TRAFFIC

1753- SHRI KESINENI  SRINIVAS:

Willthe lvlinister  of PORTS,  SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS be pleased  to state: qfi , qtd qft-{6{  3fu  qmqFf  tfi

- (a) whether the Government maintains data on the coastal shipping  traffic volumes, if so, the details  thereof during the last three years along with the origin and destination  of specified  ports;
- (b) whether the Government  acknowledges the tremendous  advantages,  both economic and ecological, of coastal shipping and if so, the details thereof along with the measures being undertaken  to achieve  thetarget of cargo movement  through coastal shipping  to 25OMMPTA;
- (c) the status update  on the completion of National Waterway-4  (NW-4) and ports connectivity  with it; and
- (d) whether there has been any delay in the development  of NW-4, if so, the details thereof  and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes, Government of lndia, maintains data on the coastal shipping  traffic volumes.  The Port-wise details  for last three years in respect of Major  and Non-Major Ports are  given in the Annexure-l and Annexure-ll  respectively.
- (b) ln order to encourage a modal  shift, Coastal vessels are being provided a discount of 40% in port charges over foreign going vessels. Other measutes such as reduction of GST on bunker fuel from 18 percent  to 5 percent,  Cabotage relaxation  for cargo vessels, integration of inland and coastal cargo, Subsidy  support  to lndian shipping  companies, Green channel clearance for coastal cargoes and priority berthing for coastal vessels at major  ports are some of the efforts to  promote coastal  shipping.  GOI is  providing assistance  for construction or upgradation  of exclusive coastal berths, platforms or jetties, mechanization  of coastal  berth, and capital dredging.
- (c)  Development of the NW-4 in the stretch bet\iveen  Vijayawada to Muktyala  in Krishna River in Andhra  Pradesh has been taken up in the first phase, which includes (i) Establishment  of four Floating Pontoons, (ii) Dredging as per requirement,  and (iii)Construction of 3 Nos. of fixed Ro-Ro  terminals  at lvluktyala,  Harischandrapuram and lbrahimpatnam. National Waterway-4  has connectivity with Krishnapatnam  Port, Ennore Portand Kakinada  Port.
- (d) Construction of  Ro-Ro terminals at  lvluktyala,  Harischandrapuram  and lbrahimpatnam has been delayed due to delay in land acquisition. One floating terminal has also been delayed due to default  by the contractor.

| Coastal Traffic Handled at Major Ports during 2018-19 to 2020-21   | Coastal Traffic Handled at Major Ports during 2018-19 to 2020-21   | Coastal Traffic Handled at Major Ports during 2018-19 to 2020-21   | Coastal Traffic Handled at Major Ports during 2018-19 to 2020-21   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                    |                                                                    | (in Thousand Tonnes)                                               | (in Thousand Tonnes)                                               |
| S.No.                                                              | Maior Ports                                                        | 2018-19 2019-20                                                    | 2020-21(P\                                                         |
| 1                                                                  | Deendaval                                                          | 12730 16762                                                        | 15151                                                              |
| 2                                                                  | Mumbai                                                             | 26707                                                              | 23742                                                              |
| 3                                                                  | JNPT                                                               | 26401 5026 4181                                                    | 4705                                                               |
| 4                                                                  | Mormuqao                                                           | 2801 1562                                                          | 1375                                                               |
| 5                                                                  | New Manqalore                                                      | 7761 1 0037                                                        | 1 0670                                                             |
| 6                                                                  | Cochin                                                             | 1 0943 11099                                                       | 11100                                                              |
| 7                                                                  | V.O. Chidambaram                                                   | 10269 8705                                                         | 1 0654                                                             |
| 8                                                                  | Chennai                                                            | 4902 4974                                                          | 5587                                                               |
| I                                                                  | Kamaraiar                                                          | 19026 13751                                                        | 11186                                                              |
| 10                                                                 | Vishakhapatnam                                                     | 1 6830 16337                                                       | 1 6483                                                             |
| 11                                                                 | Paradip                                                            | 38262 35409                                                        | 30746                                                              |
| 12                                                                 | SMP (Kolkata/Haldia)                                               | 11101 1 0546                                                       | 5649                                                               |
| Total                                                              |                                                                    | 166358 159764                                                      | 147048                                                             |

## .(P): Provisional

*Source: Basic Port Statistics  of lndia, 2019-20 & Update of lndian Port Sector (31.03.2021)

## Annexure-ll

| Coastal Traffic Handled at Non- Major Portsof State Maritime Boards/ Department of Ports durinq 2018-19 to 202O-21   | Coastal Traffic Handled at Non- Major Portsof State Maritime Boards/ Department of Ports durinq 2018-19 to 202O-21   | Coastal Traffic Handled at Non- Major Portsof State Maritime Boards/ Department of Ports durinq 2018-19 to 202O-21   | Coastal Traffic Handled at Non- Major Portsof State Maritime Boards/ Department of Ports durinq 2018-19 to 202O-21   | Coastal Traffic Handled at Non- Major Portsof State Maritime Boards/ Department of Ports durinq 2018-19 to 202O-21   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                      | (in Th ousand Tonnes)                                                                                                | (in Th ousand Tonnes)                                                                                                |
| S.No.                                                                                                                | Maior Ports                                                                                                          | 2018-19                                                                                                              | 2019-20                                                                                                              | 2020-21(Pl                                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                                    | Guiarat                                                                                                              | 49284                                                                                                                | 46884                                                                                                                | 3951 1                                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                                          | 23285                                                                                                                | 20311                                                                                                                | 1 8758                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                    | Goa                                                                                                                  | 15                                                                                                                   | 8                                                                                                                    | 35                                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                       | 15174                                                                                                                | 18028                                                                                                                | 11996                                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                                                            | 540                                                                                                                  | 339                                                                                                                  | 159                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                                               | 216                                                                                                                  | 155                                                                                                                  | 113                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                           | 300                                                                                                                  | 164                                                                                                                  | 325                                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                                    | Puducherry                                                                                                           | 1 805                                                                                                                | 2319                                                                                                                 | 1926                                                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                                                    | Odisha                                                                                                               | 4275                                                                                                                 | 3965                                                                                                                 | 3601                                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                                   | A&N lsland                                                                                                           | 1427                                                                                                                 | 1794                                                                                                                 | 1241                                                                                                                 |
| Total                                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                                | 96321                                                                                                                | 93967                                                                                                                | 77665                                                                                                                |

(P): Provisional

Source: Basic Port Statistics  of lndia, 2019-20  & Update of lndian Port Sector (31.03.2021)