GANDHIDHAM: Deendayal Port Trust, one of the 12 Major Ports of India, has crossed 100 MMT (Million Metric Tons) in cargo handling. Deendayal Port, erstwhile known as Kandla Port, is situated in Kutch, Gujarat.
Deendayal Port handled 13.25 MMT of liquid cargo and 43.76 MMT of Dry cargo & containers at Kandla. It also handled 43.30 MMT at Vadinar (which includes transhipment), the containerized cargo crossed 4.50 lakh TEU during this period, grossing a total of 100 MMT overall.
Major commodities handled by the Deendayal Port are Crude Oil, Petroleum product, Coal, Salt, Edible Oil, Fertilizer, Sugar, Timber, Soya bean, Wheat.
This major achievement can be attributed to the user-friendly approach of port with the Shipping fraternity / stakeholders and constant consultations with them to improve Ease of Doing Business.
Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways (I/C) appreciated the efforts taken by Deendayal Port and added that it is indeed the major achievements in the challenging COVID times and it is significant indication that economy is bouncing back to achieve pre-COVID times.
The containerized cargo crossed 4.50 lakh TEU during this period. The port also handled 2682 ships till date.
The major cargo handled during the financial year 2020-21 (in lakh MTs) were:
Dry cargo at Kandla:
Coal: 150.04,
Containers: 72.14,
Fertilizers: 42.09,
Salt: 42.04,
Sugar: 31.11 &
Logs: 17.71.
Liquid cargo at Kandla:
Other liquids: 45.86,
POL: 43.41 &
Edible oil: 39.26
At Vadinar:
Crude oil: 39.25 and
POL (products): 83.52.
The Port is poised to handle around 115 MMT by the end of this fiscal Concerted efforts and a series of positive initiatives taken by the Deendayal Port Administration have led to this success, in all spheres like efficiency, productivity, cost-effectiveness, transparency and Port User satisfaction under the able leadership of the Chairman, Shri S.K. Mehta IFS, and Shri Nandeesh Shukla, IRTS, Deputy Chairman.