Question : Capacity of 12 Major Ports

(a) whether a fresh assessment carried out by the Government has revealed that the 12 major ports have an additional capacity to handle about 300 million tonnes per annum of cargo traffic;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether directions for better utilisation of this capacity have been issued to all the ports;
(d) if so, the details thereof and the response of the port authorities thereto;
(e) whether operational efficiency at different ports has not been up to expectation; and
(f) if so, the corrective steps taken or being taken by different major ports in this regard?

(a)&(b):Yes, Madam. The Ministry of Shipping has re-rated the capacities of all berths across 12 Major Ports in order to benchmark port capacities with global standards as per Berthing Policy, 2016. The Re-rating exercise identified an additional capacity of 293MT available with the Major Ports. The effective rated capacity of 12 Major Ports is now 1,359 MT per annum and capacity at desired occupancy is 989 MT per annum (Annexure).
(c)&(d):The re-rating exercise has been done in consultation with all Major Ports. The capacity utilization of berths in major ports is reviewed regularly.
(e)&(f): Under Project Unnati, the global benchmarks were adopted to improve the efficiency and productivity Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)of major ports. 116 initiatives were identified across all major ports to unlock more than 100 MTPA capacity just through efficiency improvement. 86 initiatives have been implemented so far.



Annexure
Major Port-wise capacity

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S.No. Major Port Effective rated capacity Capacity at desired Occupancy
1. Paradip 234 164
2. Kandla 246 174
3. Visakhapatnam 121 85
4. Chennai 134 102
5. NMPT 98 69
6. JNPT 88 74
7. Mumbai 78 55
8. Tuticorin 79 58
9. Cochin 74 54
10. Ennore 66 46
11. Mormugao 63 44
12. Kolkata 78 64
1359 989
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