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Container throughput up at Kochi port

Staff Reporter

KOCHI: Containerised cargo throughput at the Kochi Port has gone up marginally during 2005-06 owing to the steps taken by the Cochin Port authorities to woo more cargo to the port and the measures instituted by the container terminal operator India Gateway Terminals Limited (IGTL).

During the financial year just ended, containerised cargo throughput stood at 2,03,112 TEUs (Twentyfoot Equivalent Units) compared to the 1,85,175 TEUs during 2004-05.

This is an increase of 17,937 TEUs indicating that the port authorities here have moved succeeded in their efforts to cut box handling costs.

Container movement at the port was at a standstill for eight days from March 26 owing to a strike called by the crew of container trailers serving the port. As per a rough estimate, at least a 1,000 TEUs of cargo were channelled to neighbouring ports like Tuticorin and New Mangalore.

The strike had also resulted in about 1,500 TEUs of containerised cargo being stranded at the IGTL complex.

On the bulk cargo front, there has been a marginal fall of 1.56 lakh tonnes during the year just ended.

Cruise vessel

Cruise vessel PSV Star Flyer called at the Kochi Port at 11 a. m. on Tuesday making it the first cruise liner to call at the port during the new financial year. The vessel arrived at the port with 83 passengers and 71 crew members on board from Colombo. It is scheduled to leave for Goa on Wednesday afternoon.

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