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With continuous improvement and growth in cargo handling, Mumbai Port has moved to the top three amongst the 12 Major Ports in the current fiscal 2016-17, i.e. up to December 2016. During FY 2015-16, Mumbai Port was placed 4th.
During calendar year 2016, a throughput of 62.38 million tonnes was recorded, with the Port improving its performance in almost all the segments it is present in. Phenomenal increase was seen in the area of automobile handling, with 2.06 lakh vehicles passing through its shores as against 1.49 lakh in 2015, registering a whopping growth of 38 per cent. Besides, record loading of 6,312 vehicles on a single ship was achieved on August 6, 2016, surpassing the earlier figure of 5,376 vehicles. This was made possible due to the proactive measures of the Port and the continued patronage by the extremely quality conscious OEMs in the segment, like Volkswagen, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, General Motors, Ashok Leyland, Eicher Motors, etc. Here, the “Make in India” campaign was well and truly supported by MbPT as over 95 per cent of the vehicles handled were export units manufactured in India.
Mumbai Port opened up new facilities for handling foodgrains, especially pulses and wheat, to enable increased imports in a cost-effective manner, at 1.17 million tonnes, a growth of 32 per cent. Crude oil handling increased by 15 per cent and the coastal movement of crude oil increased by almost 35 per cent, supporting the government of India’s initiative to increase coastal traffic. Besides, transhipment cargo evacuated by inland waterways increased by 27 per cent.
The vital parameters of the Port’s efficiency—Turn Round Time (TRT) and Pre-Berthing Detention (PBD)—also improved, with TRT reducing to 3.55 days from 4.69 days, an improvement of over 25 per cent, while pre-berthing detention fell to 19.37 hours from 40.08 hours, improving by over 50 per cent.
Mumbai Port, being the gateway port for international cruises in India, was successful in getting an international cruise liner homeported for the first time in the country, the Costa Neo Classica. Besides, Genting Dream, the largest ever such ship, visited India on its maiden voyage with almost 1,900 passengers boarding from Mumbai Port for the first time. Mumbai Port, being a multipurpose cargo port, is now also focused on multiple tourism segments. It aims at becoming a multi-tourism port with facilities like marina, RoPax terminal, floating restaurant, ropeway to Elephanta, etc., to come up in the near future.
Mr Sanjay Bhatia, IAS, Chairman of Mumbai Port Trust, thanked all stakeholders in the Port for their support and cooperation and assured that Mumbai Port will endeavour to improve its performance and implement projects for the betterment of all, the release emphasised.
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