Team Herald
VASCO: A total cargo of 29.12 lakh tonnes has been handled by the Mormugao Port in February 2017, as against 19.44 lakh tonnes handled in February 2016, registering a growth of 50 percent. Similarly, container traffic in February 2017 was 0.24 lakh tonnes in 1875 TEUs compared to 0.27 lakh tonnes in 1763 TEUs handled during corresponding period, last year.
Traffic handled from April 2016 to February 2017, by the Port was 289.84 lakh tonnes as compared to 180.23 lakh tonnes handled during corresponding period of last year, thereby achieving a growth of 61 percent.
Containerized traffic from April 2016 to February 2017, was 3.71 lakh tonnes in 27698 TEUs compared to 3.08 lakh tonnes in 23251 TEUs handled during the corresponding period of last year, thereby registering a growth of 19 percent. The Port also hosted 25 luxury cruise liners.
