Paradip, Dec 20: Paradip Port achieved cargo throughput of 52.60MMT, as against 49.56MMT handled during corresponding period of previous year exhibiting a growth of 6.13 per cent year-on-year.
The traffic handled by the Port during the financial year is 2nd highest amongst all Major Ports.
The efficiency parameters of the Port during the current financial year have shown significant improvement thereby reducing the total logistic cost of the cargo imported / exported through Paradip Port.
Even though the number of vessels handled in the Port has been increased along with quantity of cargo handled, the berth occupancy has been reduced from 76.46% to 68.21 per cent, thanks to the higher ship-day productivity achieved during the period.
While around 20 vessels were waiting in the anchorage for berth last year, the number of such waiting vessels have been drastically come down to 2 – 3 vessels this year, which has a direct impact on demurrage charges thereby savings in precious foreign exchange to the nation.
Paradip Port has taken up slew of initiatives in line with recommendation of Boston Consulting Group – the international consulting firm engaged by the Ministry of Shipping. The Port has implemented productivity norms for the vessels handled in the mechanized coal handling plant and other general cargo berths w.e.f. August 2015 and rolled out penal charges for inefficiencies in the mechanized coal berths w.e.f. November, 2015.
As an attempt to improve “Ease of Doing Business” in the Port, Paradip Port addressed several issues related to the cargo handling operation in the Port for providing the Importers and Exporters the freedom to select their Stevedores / Service Providers. As a result of which, the Port has witnessed a significant improvement in efficiency during the 3rd quarter of the current year (up to November) as follows:
