Lok Sabha Question No. 74 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Operational Efficiency of Ports
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.74 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2015

## OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OF PORTS

## *74. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोत प�रवहन मंत्

- (a) whether major ports have improved their operational efficiency in terms  of  turnaround  time,  pre-berthing  detention  time  and  output per ship-berth-day;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year, port-wise;
- (c) whether  adequate  attention  is  being  paid  by  the  Government  to enable  electronic  data  interchange  in  Port  Community  System  for integrating the electronic flow of information facilitating improvements in port efficiency;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  steps  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SHIPPING (SHRI NITIN GADKARI)

(a)to(e):A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.74 FOR ANSWER ON 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2015 RAISED  BY  SHRIMATI  POONAM  MAHAJAN    REGARDING  OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OF PORTS

- (a)&(b):Yes,  Madam.  Overall,  Major  Ports  have  improved  their  operational  efficiency  in terms of turnaround time, pre-berthing detention time and output per ship-berth-day. The details of performance indicators for last three years & current year is annexed at Annexure-I .
- (c)to(e):Yes,  Madam.  Government  has  implemented  Electronic  Data  Interchange  (EDI)  at Ports with the initiative of 'Centralized Web based - Port Community System (PCS) under  'e-trade'  project  in  India.  EDI  envisages Centralized  Web  Based -Port Community  System  (PCS) which  is  intended  to  integrate  the  electronic  flow  of information  and  function  as  the  centralized  hub  for  all  the  Indian  Ports  and  other stakeholders  like  Customs,  Shipping  lines/Agents,  Surveyors,  Stevedores,  Banks, Container Freight Stations (CFS), Customs House Agents (CHAs), CONCOR/Railways, etc through a common interface.
- 12 Major Ports and 6 non-Major Ports namely Mundra, Pipavav, Dahej, the Cuddalore, Krishnapatnamand  Kakinda have already been brought under the ambit of  PCS.  They  are  exchanging  around  11-12  lakhs  messages  every  month  with Stakeholders. This covers around 92% of total EXIM trade in volume. Services/Activities related to Vessels, Containers, Cargo, Finance, Transport, Mercantile  Marine  Department  (MMD),  Port  Health  Officer  (PHO)  have  already been implemented through EDI-PCS.  E-payment module with 14 banks has been introduced. Apart from this, Integration with four Ports of Gujarat Maritime Board (Jamnagar, Sikka, Bedi, Magdala) is in progress.

## ANNEXURE-Ireferred to in the Reply Given in Parts (a)& (b) of LokSabhaStarred Question No. *74 for answer on 03.12.2015.

## Performance Indicators of Major Ports for the Last 3 Years and Current Year; Port-Wise

|                   | PRE-BERTH DETENTION (In Hours)   | PRE-BERTH DETENTION (In Hours)   | PRE-BERTH DETENTION (In Hours)   | PRE-BERTH DETENTION (In Hours)   | TURN AROUND TIME (In Days)   | TURN AROUND TIME (In Days)   | TURN AROUND TIME (In Days)   | TURN AROUND TIME (In Days)   | OUTPUT PER SHIP BERTHDAY (In Tonnes)   | OUTPUT PER SHIP BERTHDAY (In Tonnes)   | OUTPUT PER SHIP BERTHDAY (In Tonnes)   | OUTPUT PER SHIP BERTHDAY (In Tonnes)   |
|-------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| PORT              | 2012- 13                         | 2013- 14                         | 2014- 15                         | 2015-16 (Upto October)           | 2012- 13                     | 2013- 14                     | 2014- 15                     | 2015-16 (Upto October)       | 2012- 13                               | 2013- 14                               | 2014- 15                               | 2015-16 (Upto October)                 |
| KOLKATA           | 0.02                             | 0.00                             | 0.14                             | 0.21                             | 2.79                         | 2.58                         | 2.58                         | 2.56                         | 2988                                   | 3302                                   | 3840                                   | 4130                                   |
| HALDIA            | 20.49                            | 18.81                            | 11.84                            | 4.24                             | 3.05                         | 2.94                         | 2.59                         | 2.43                         | 6078                                   | 6130                                   | 6802                                   | 6698                                   |
| PARADIP           | 1.16                             | 1..09                            | 0.88                             | 1.04                             | 2.47                         | 2.19                         | 2.25                         | 2.05                         | 16625                                  | 18179                                  | 17736                                  | 19274                                  |
| VISAKHAPATNAM     | 1.41                             | 1.45                             | 1.89                             | 1.38                             | 2.33                         | 2.38                         | 2.48                         | 2.08                         | 10645                                  | 10928                                  | 10638                                  | 12009                                  |
| KAMARAJAR         | 0.05                             | 0.02                             | 0.03                             | 0.04                             | 0.09                         | 0.09                         | 0.08                         | 1.80                         | 24498                                  | 22336                                  | 30004                                  | 30106                                  |
| CHENNAI           | 0.89                             | 0.90                             | 0.81                             | 0.83                             | 1.93                         | 1.66                         | 1.63                         | 1.58                         | 12485                                  | 15001                                  | 15444                                  | 16313                                  |
| V.O.CHIDAMBARANAR | 8.40                             | 5.04                             | 3.84                             | 8.16                             | 3.35                         | 2.93                         | 2.54                         | 2.39                         | 7621                                   | 9633                                   | 10147                                  | 10011                                  |
| COCHIN            | 1.46                             | 0.98                             | 1.84                             | 2.46                             | 1.08                         | 1.14                         | 1.12                         | 1.30                         | 15878                                  | 15881                                  | 16770                                  | 14661                                  |
| NEW MANGALORE     | 1.20                             | 0.24                             | 0.96                             | 1.19                             | 1.96                         | 1.95                         | 1.70                         | 1.66                         | 15912                                  | 16304                                  | 17200                                  | 16184                                  |
| MORMUGAO          | 19.38                            | 8.51                             | 6.00                             | 4.60                             | 2.80                         | 2.76                         | 2.34                         | 2.04                         | 13233                                  | 10525                                  | 11332                                  | 13067                                  |
| MUMBAI            | 7.80                             | 12.26                            | 7.10                             | 9.42                             | 3.88                         | 2.88                         | 2.98                         | 2.88                         | 9017                                   | 9415                                   | 7619                                   | 8184                                   |
| JNPT              | 9.08                             | 11.17                            | 9.50                             | 11.04                            | 1.59                         | 1.74                         | 1.68                         | 1.70                         | 26308                                  | 25522                                  | 24411                                  | 20683                                  |
| KANDLA            | 49.20                            | 14.16                            | 9.60                             | 5.04                             | 4.37                         | 2.90                         | 2.53                         | 2.31                         | 15091                                  | 15131                                  | 16457                                  | 15823                                  |
| OVERALL           | 12.17                            | 6.91                             | 5.02                             | 4.44                             | 2.55                         | 2.32                         | 2.13                         | 2.09                         | 11800                                  | 12468                                  | 12458                                  | 12648                                  |