Lok Sabha Question No. 721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Logistics at Ports
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: PR. SENTHILNATHAN, V. SATHYABAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.721 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST  JULY, 2016 LOGISTICS AT PORTS

## 721. SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN: SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

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- (a) the details of the various types of fee/charges levied on ships/marine vessels for using various services at ports in the country;
- (b) the details of total revenue generated as a result thereof during each of the last three years and the current year, shipping company and port-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to provide appropriate logistics and technological support for easy loading and unloading at ports in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b): Major Ports basically levy two types of fee/charges, vessel related and cargo related. The vessel related charges mainly include port dues, pilotage, berth hire  and the revenue earned by the ports on account of these charges during the last three  years and the current  year is as under:

## REVENUE EARNED( In Rs. crore )

|   Sl. No. | Name of Port                   |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 (Upto June, 2016) |
|-----------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
|         1 | Kolkata                        |    361.43 |    452.5  |    516.16 |                      131.84 |
|         2 | Paradip                        |    265.26 |    289.37 |    320.16 |                       76.34 |
|         3 | Visakhapatnam                  |    234.41 |    231.64 |    258.56 |                       68.54 |
|         4 | Kamarajar (Ennore)             |     18.32 |    138.05 |    142.63 |                       34.75 |
|         5 | Chennai                        |    197.24 |    231.07 |    298.04 |                       74.02 |
|         6 | V.O. Chidambaranar (Tuticorin) |     24.96 |    127.31 |    137.9  |                       37.21 |
|         7 | Cochin                         |    129.09 |    139.22 |    185.76 |                       53.03 |
|         8 | New Mangalore                  |    121.78 |    128.89 |    140.74 |                       37.58 |
|         9 | Mormugao                       |     73.05 |     92.07 |    108.35 |                       38.42 |
|        10 | Mumbai                         |    497.22 |    500.66 |    531.06 |                      130.48 |
|        11 | Jawaharlal Nehru               |     95.03 |    339.43 |    262.23 |                      207.59 |
|        12 | Kandla                         |    385.44 |    403.93 |    497.2  |                      131.03 |

| TOTAL   | 2403.2   | 3074.1   | 3398.8   | 1020.8   |
|---------|----------|----------|----------|----------|

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- (c) The focus of the Government is on modernization and mechanization of Major Ports so that the evacuation at Ports becomes faster and efficient. Besides, the ports are going in for Rail, Road Connectivity Projects. The ports are acquiring latest version of Cranes and other equipments/techniques for quicker loading and unloading. Implementation of some of the new initiatives  suggested by  the Benchmarking Consultants would also have a positive impact in this regard.

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