Projection of cargo handling at Indian ports by 2010-15

Mr G K Vasan Union Minister of Shipping informed the Rajya Sabha that about the projection of cargo port during 2010-15


Port 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Kolkata 45.58 48.05 50.84 53.6 56.5

Paradip 62 68.2 74.8 80.8 86.3

Visakhapatnam 72.8 79.3 89.4 95 105

Chennai 65.2 68.46 71.88 75.48 79.25

Mumbai 53 57 66 71.5 73.5

Jawaharlal Nehru 54.7 61.18 68.8 76.93 90.93

Tuticorin 23.11 26.77 30.37 31.94 33.59

Cochin 17.52 21.18 26.22 28.21 30.37

New Mangalore 38 41.8 45.98 50.57 55.63

Mormugao 50.72 51.53 52.32 52.71 54.24

Kandla 78 80 84.5 88 92.5

Ennore 13.2 22.1 30.2 30.25 39.65


In million tonnes

Existing warehousing capacity


Name of Port Warehousing capacity

Kolkata 1,55,000

Paradip 23,771

Visakhapatnam 65,326

Chennai 45,766

Mumbai 1,78,457

Tuticorin 1,07,104

Cochin 64,000

New Mangalore 21,000

Mormugao 35,348

Kandla 1,44,000

Ennore Nil


In square meters
At Mangalore - In tonnes

Jawaharlal Nehru - JNPT has no warehousing facility inside the port area. Warehousing facility is available at all container fright stations in and around on JN port. At present 22 CFS’s are operational in and around JN Port having capacity of 1.5 million TEUs per annum.

Current warehousing infrastructure in respect of Paradeep, Chennai, Mumbai, Jawaharlal Nehru, Visakhapatnam, Tuticorin, Cochin, New Mangalore & Mormugao Ports is able to meet the requirements. Current warehousing infrastructure in respect of Kolkata and Kandla ports is not able to meet the requirement and needs to have more warehousing facilities.

In Ennore Port the nature of cargo handled at present and projected to be handled during the next 5 years does not require warehousing infrastructure to be developed in Ennore.

In Kolkata port possibility of expanding the warehouse facility in the vicinity of the dock is being explored in consultation with customs authority. At Haldia Dock Complex warehousing capacity is able to meet the cargo being presently handled. However, keeping the increased requirement of storage area action has already been initiated for creation of additional storage area. Kandla port is regularly constructing new godowns and open plots to meet the cargo storage requirements. At some ports Container Freight Station’s to cater the future need of exim traffic are being developed.

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