Ennore port registers 59 per cent increase in cargo

Chennai:

Ennore Port has achieved the fastest growth rate among all major ports with a 59 per cent increase in handling of cargo during the first half of the financial year.

This comes at a stage when ports across the country are struggling to keep up the momentum due to economic slowdown.

According to Ennore Port spokesman, the port handled 12.68 million tonnes cargo during the April-September this year as against 8 million tonnes handled last year.

Giving out the figures, he said the port handled 6.92 million tonnes of coal cargo or state electricity board from April to September when compared to 4.13 million tonnes handled in the same period last year.

The coal cargo handled other than TNEB was 3.68, more than one million tonnes more than it handled the same period last year (2.61 mt).

Interestingly, the cars and automobiles cargo has increased to 1.08 million tonnes (89,579 units) when compared to 0.78 (65,244 units) million tonnes handled during the same period last year. Other cargos handled by the port include chemicals (0.54 million tonnes) and liquefied petroleum gas (0.46 million tonnes).