[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]During the financial year 2016-17, V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust handled an all-time record cargo traffic of 384.63 lakh tonnes, surpassing the previous year’s achievement of 368.49 lakh tonnes, registering an increase of 4.38 per cent. Compared to the target set by the Ministry of Shipping at 395 lakh tonnes, this performance decreased by 2.63 per cent. The Port handled a record throughput of 6,42,098 TEUs in 2016-17 as compared to the previous year’s container traffic of 6,11,714 TEUs (increase of 4.97 per cent). Imports accounted for 279.97 lakh tonnes, registering an increase of 2.30 per cent, and exports accounted for 104.66 lakh tonnes, registering an increase of 10.38 per cent compared to the previous year.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
