The V O Chidambaranar Port Trust has recorded a 13.68 per cent rise in overall handling of cargo at 36.84 million tonnes in 2015-16, making it an all-time high.
"... Port has handled an all-time record cargo of 36.84 million tonnes in 2015-16 surpassing previous year's 32.41 million tonnes, up by 13.68 per cent," a release said today.
The port also surpassed the target set by the Ministry of Shipping at 36.80 million tonnes for the financial year.
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Container handling grew 9.29 per cent to 6,11,714 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in 2015-16, as against 5,59,727 TEUs last fiscal.
The rise in cargo handling came on the back of increase in volume of import cargoes like thermal coal, industrial coal, fertilizer and copper, among others.
