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New Mangalore Port recorded a growth of 6.29 per cent in cargo handling during financial year 2013-14.
The port handled 39.36 million tonnes (mt) of traffic, as against 37.03 mt in 2012-13.
Sources at the port told Business Line that crude oil, petroleum products, coal and containers contributed to the growth in cargo handling during the fiscal.
The port handled 14.94 mt (14.21 mt) of imported crude oil for Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL), which exported 7.85 mt (7.82 mt) of petroleum products through the port during the period.
The total import of LPG by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd and TotalGaz through the New Mangalore Port, however, fell to 1.48 mt (1.78 mt) during the year.
Coal, another major import commodity for the port, contributed a significant share of 8.34 mt (6.91 mt) to the total cargo handled.
Box throughputThe number of containers handled at the port crossed the 50,000-TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) mark during the year. The port handled 50,126 TEUs of containers during 2013-14.The port exported 1.46 lakh tonnes of coffee in 7,080 TEUs during 2013-14. Though the import of raw cashewnuts in containers dipped to 1.31 lakh tonnes , export of cashew kernels rose to 16,092 tonnes during the year, sources added.
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