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| Indian Ports |
| India enjoys a stategic location in the Indian Ocean and has a vast coastline of around 6000 kms. Eleven major ports along this coastline handle almost 95 percent of the the total traffic. With the advent of economic reforms in 1991, India's share in global trade is increasing. The upgradation and expansion of ports is being done to handle the growing volume of international trade that is expected. |
| Major Merchant Fleets of the World, Jan 2001 Source: Maritime Administration, US Dept of Commerce (tonnage in thousands) |
| Country Greece Japan US Norway China Hong Kong Germany S. Korea Singapore Taiwan UK Denmark Russia Italy India |
| No. of Ships 3133 2712 1521 1310 1974 588 1791 861 783 531 519 590 1606 508 331 |
| Gross DWT Tons 142021 96845 63570 57331 39937 36319 31620 25619 19792 18537 17128 16906 14206 13244 11733 |
| Port Traffic Eleven Major ports accounted for 95 percent of the total cargo handled and the rest was handled by 139 operable minor ports. The primary responsibility for development and management of major ports rests with the Central Government. Administration of minor ports is the responsibilityof the State Government. The 11 major ports are: � Mumbai Port � New Mangalore Port � Chennai Port � Kandla Port � Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai � Mormugao Port � Kochi Port � Tuticorin Port � Paradip Port � Calcutta Port � Visakhapatnam Port The commodity composition of traffic handled at major ports has undergone a substantial change indicating the growing industrialisation of the economy. The annual traffic during 1996-97 was around 227 million tonnes and is projected to rise to 390 million tonnes by 2000-01 and over 650 million tonnes by 2005-06. Traffic growth at Indian ports has been on the upswing over the last few years. The total capacity of major ports is currently estimated at 215 million tonnes. Overall port capacity required to handle the projected traffic is estimated to be 325 million tonnes in 2000-01 and 540 million tonnes in 2005-06. Additional capacity that needs to be commissioned to cater to the traffic is estimated to be 215 million tonnes during 2001-02 to 2005-06. |
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