Media Release
Mangalore, May 20: New Mangalore Port during the beginning of the current fiscal year 2013-14 is showing upward trend in traffic. Upto 15-5-2013 the port has registered a growth rate of 31.65% by handling 5.09 million tonnes as against 3.87 million tonnes handled during the corresponding period of previous year. The growth in traffic is attributable to the increase in the handling of POL crude and products by MRPL, coal, fertilizer, timber and containerized cargo.
The port is also witnessing upward growth in container traffic by handling 6144 TEUs during the current year (upto May 15, 2013) as against 3462 TEUs handled during the corresponding period of previous year with a growth rate of 77.47%.
The railway traffic also increased by 27.60% by handling 9.29 lac tonnes during the above period under report as against 7.28 lac tonnes handled during the corresponding period of previous year.
Largest parcel of 257 packages of machinery for SUZLON handled in the vessel M V CLIPPER MARINUS on May 18, 2013.
The second wheat vessel M V SIMONA called at the Port on May 19, 2013 and the loading operation of 33,000 tonnes of wheat for export to Yemen is in full swing.
Six cruise vessels with 5627 passengers were called at the Port during April 2013 as against three vessels with 3800 passengers handled during the corresponding period of previous year.
The second mainline container vessel M V KOTA HAPAS is expected to call at the Port on May 22, 2013(Colombo-Mlore-JNPT). The exporters can make use of their export consignments.
Rakesh Mishra, general manager, Southern Railways has visited the Port on May 9, 2013 and had discussions with the Port management. While expressing happiness over the increase in the rail bound traffic the GM has discussed measures to increase rail borne traffic to/from NMPT.
The recent Logistic Summit held at Coimbatore on April 20, 2013 proved to be a promising event for NMPT. While Dr P Tamilvanan, chairman highlighted the advantage of NMPT, the Coimbatore Trade expressed their keenness to route their cargo through NMPT. CONCOR senior official while addressing the gathering has assured to operate a train between Coimbatore and Mangalore, if trade wants to move their cargo through NMPT.
As a part of adding up more infrastructures, chairman, NMPT has laid foundation stone for the construction of two additional covered storage sheds for stacking bulk cargoes like wheat, maize, fertilizers, etc. These sheds with a total area of 7000 sq mtrs can store upto 22,000 tonnes of cargo.