Achievements
  1. An all time record annual traffic of 46.41 million tones was handled at this port during the year 2008-09 surpassing the previous record of 42.44 million tones handled during the year 2007-08.
  2. GROWTH OF TRAFFIC
    3. (Fig. in Million Tonnes)

    Year

    Iron Ore

    Thermal Coal

    Coking Coal

    POL

    FRM (Dry)

    Other Cargo

    Total

    2004-05

    9.05

    10.94

    3.27

    0.84

    2.60

    3.40

    30.10

    2005-06

    10.27

    12.53

    3.76

    0.91

    1.57

    4.07

    33.11

    2006-07

    11.88

    12.47

    4.27

    1.38

    2.86

    5.66

    38.52

    2007-08

    12.96

    13.35

    4.73

    1.75

    3.42

    6.23

    42.44

    2008-09

    14.27

    14.70

    5.46

    3.24

    3.40

    5.34

    46.41
  3. An all time record quantity of 34.35 million tonnes of rail borne traffic was handled by the port railway during the year surpassing the previous record of 30.80 million tones handled during 2007-08.
  4. A record quantity of 5.13 million tones of cargo was handled during the month of Mar'09 surpassing the previous record of 4.70 million tones handled during Feb'09.
  5. A record quantity of 26.52 million tones of export cargo was handled surpassing the previous record of 25.59 million tones handled during 2007-08.
  6. A record quantity of 19.89 million tones of import cargo was handled surpassing the previous record of 16.85 million tones handled during 2007-08.