Lok Sabha Question No. 102 (STARRED), answered on 2016-03-03
Subject: Review of Performance of Major Ports
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: P. KARUNAKARAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK   SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.102 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd  MARCH, 2016

## REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE OF MAJOR PORTS

## *102.   SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) the status of induction of new technology, modernisation and upgradation of major ports in the country;
- (b) whether the Government has recently reviewed the performance of major ports, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any standards/noms have been fixed to assess the performance of major ports and if so, the details thereof during the last three years, port-wise and year-wise;
- (d) the targets set for cargo handling for the current year, port-wise; and
- (e) the additional capacity proposed to be added at various ports as a result of the ongoing modernisation/expansion programmes?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SHIPPING (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM 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. 102 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd  MARCH, 2016  RAISED BY SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN REGARDING  REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE OF MAJOR PORTS

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- (a) Modernisation and upgradation of Major Ports of the country is a ongoing process to keep   the port in tune with the  new  technology and also to meet the trade (traffic) requirements.   All the ports prepare a Five  Year perspective Plan and also Annual Plans  in which various modernisation schemes are incorporated.    The Ministry   monitors such projects on regular basis.

The Government has undertaken the following measures to modernize the Ports:

- (i). Construction of new berths and terminals;
- (ii). Various expansion/upgradation projects for berths
- (iii). Installation of new and modern cargo handling equipments
- (iv). Deepening draught in Ports to handle larger vessels.
- (v). Installation of Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) for smooth movement of vessels.
- (vi). Implementation of Web-based Port Community system.
- (vii). Installation of scanners at all container terminals
- (viii). Implementation  of  104  initiatives  to  reduce  time  and  cost  of  operations  in  ports  and Benchmarked to international standards.  30 have been implemented and the remaining will be implemented over various phases  by 2019.
- (ix). Green Port initiatives such as creation of Solar Power Projects, e-governance  etc.
- (b) Reviewing  the  performance  of major ports in the country is a continuous process.  Government monitors    the   performance   of   major   ports   regularly.   The details are as under:-
- (i) Growth of  Traffic and Capacity at Major Ports:

(in MMT)

| Year                     |   Traffic |   Capacity |
|--------------------------|-----------|------------|
| 2014-15                  |    581.34 |     871.52 |
| 2015-16(Upt to Jan.2016) |    499.23 |     908.5  |

## (ii)       Capacity Addition in Major Ports:

| Year                    | Capacity (in MTPA)   |
|-------------------------|----------------------|
| 2014-15                 | 71                   |
| 2015-16(up to Feb.2016) | 70,56                |

## (iii) Additional Capacity on Award of Projects:

| Year                          |   No of projects |   Capacity (MTPA) |   Investment (Rs. in crores |
|-------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2014-15                       |               26 |            155.23 |                     10543.5 |
| 2015-16 (upto February, 2016) |               27 |            116.3  |                     12695.5 |

## (iv) Operational Efficiency of Major Ports:

| Performance                             |   2014-15 |   2015-16 (upto Jan 2016) |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------|---------------------------|
| Avg. Turnround time (in days)           |      2.13 |                      2.04 |
| Avg. Pre-berthing Detention (in Hrs)    |      6.01 |                      3.89 |
| Avg. Ship Berth days Output (in Tonnes) |  12523    |                  12922    |
| Operating Profit (Rs. Crore)            |   3610.5  |                   3456.95 |

- (c) There are broadly two Performance Indicators viz. Avg. Turn-round Time and Output Per Ship Berth day for monitoring Port Performance.  The details of these indicators during the last three years, port-wise and year-wise is presented below:
- (d) The targets  set  for  cargo  handling  for  the  2016-17    is    644.36  MTPA.    The  Port-wise target is as follows:-

| Major Ports        | Period   |   Avg. Turn round Time - Port A/c (In Days) |   Avg. Output Per Ship Berthday (In Tonnes) |
|--------------------|----------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Kolkata            | 2014-15  |                                        2.58 |                                        3840 |
| Kolkata            | 2013-14  |                                        2.58 |                                        3302 |
| Kolkata            | 2012-13  |                                        2.79 |                                        2988 |
| Haldia             | 2014-15  |                                        2.59 |                                        6802 |
| Haldia             | 2013-14  |                                        2.94 |                                        6130 |
| Haldia             | 2012-13  |                                        3.05 |                                        6078 |
| Paradip            | 2014-15  |                                        2.25 |                                       17736 |
| Paradip            | 2013-14  |                                        2.19 |                                       18179 |
| Paradip            | 2012-13  |                                        2.47 |                                       16625 |
| Visakhapatnam      | 2014-15  |                                        2.48 |                                       10638 |
| Visakhapatnam      | 2013-14  |                                        2.38 |                                       10928 |
| Visakhapatnam      | 2012-13  |                                        2.33 |                                       10645 |
| Kamarajar (Ennore) | 2014-15  |                                        0.08 |                                       30004 |
| Kamarajar (Ennore) | 2013-14  |                                        0.09 |                                       22336 |
| Kamarajar (Ennore) | 2012-13  |                                        0.09 |                                       24498 |
| Chennai            | 2014-15  |                                        1.63 |                                       15444 |
| Chennai            | 2013-14  |                                        1.66 |                                       15001 |
| Chennai            | 2012-13  |                                        1.93 |                                       12485 |
| V.O. Chidambaranar | 2014-15  |                                        2.54 |                                       10147 |
| V.O. Chidambaranar | 2013-14  |                                        2.93 |                                        9633 |
| V.O. Chidambaranar | 2012-13  |                                        3.35 |                                        7621 |
| Cochin             | 2014-15  |                                        1.12 |                                       16770 |
| Cochin             | 2013-14  |                                        1.14 |                                       15881 |
| Cochin             | 2012-13  |                                        1.08 |                                       15878 |
| New Mangalore      | 2014-15  |                                        1.7  |                                       17200 |
| New Mangalore      | 2013-14  |                                        1.95 |                                       16304 |
| New Mangalore      | 2012-13  |                                        1.96 |                                       15912 |
| Mormugao           | 2014-15  |                                        2.34 |                                       11332 |
| Mormugao           | 2013-14  |                                        2.76 |                                       10525 |
| Mormugao           | 2012-13  |                                        2.8  |                                       13233 |
| Mumbai             | 2014-15  |                                        2.98 |                                        7619 |
| Mumbai             | 2013-14  |                                        2.88 |                                        9415 |
| Mumbai             | 2012-13  |                                        3.88 |                                        9017 |
| JNPT               | 2014-15  |                                        1.68 |                                       24411 |
| JNPT               | 2013-14  |                                        1.74 |                                       25522 |
| JNPT               | 2012-13  |                                        1.59 |                                       26308 |
| Kandla             | 2014-15  |                                        2.53 |                                       16457 |
| Kandla             | 2013-14  |                                        2.9  |                                       15131 |
| Kandla             | 2012-13  |                                        4.37 |                                       15091 |
| Overall            | 2014-15  |                                        2.13 |                                       12458 |
| Overall            | 2013-14  |                                        2.32 |                                       12468 |
| Overall            | 2012-13  |                                        2.55 |                                       11800 |

| Sl. No.   | Port                        |   Target Fixed for 2016-17 (in MTPA) |
|-----------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Kolkata Port Trust          |                                16.34 |
| 2.        | Haldia Dock Complex         |                                37.53 |
| 3.        | Paradip Port Trust          |                                83.1  |
| 4.        | Visakhapatnam Port Trust    |                                60    |
| 5.        | Kamarajar Port Limited      |                                36    |
| 6.        | Chennai Port Trust          |                                55.62 |
| 7.        | VOC Port Trust              |                                39.5  |
| 8.        | Cochin Port Trust           |                                25    |
| 9.        | New Mangalore Port Trust    |                                37.3  |
| 10.       | Mormugao Port Trust         |                                19.44 |
| 11.       | Mumbai Port Trust           |                                62    |
| 12.       | Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust |                                67.52 |
| 13.       | Kandla Port Trust           |                               105    |
|           | Total                       |                               644.35 |

(e) During  2015-16  upto  15 th February,  2016,  70.56  MTPA  has  been  added.          Around 132.95 MTPA is likely to be added during 2016-17.

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