Container tonnage increased 1.02%
Traffic handled at Major Ports from April to March 2020 increased 0.82% to 704.63 million tonnes from 699.10 million tonnes handled during the corresponding period of the previous year.
During April to March 2020, Container tonnage and TEUS were 146,934 and 9,988 thousand, respectively, up from 145,451 and 9,877 thousand during April to March 2019.
There was growth of 1.02% in Container tonnage and 1.12% in Container TEUs, said the Shipping Ministry on 7 Apr 2020.
In March 2020, the total traffic was 61120 tonnes which is more than 57,233 tonnes in February 2020 but 5.25% less than March 2019 (64,510 tonnes).
The number of vessels handled by ports during 2019-20 was around 20,837, whereas during 2018-19, number of vessels handled was 208,53. The vessel traffic declined slightly by 0.08%in comparison to last year. fiinews.com
