Turnaround Time For Ships At India’s Ports Cut By 48%
This reflects the increased efficiency at Indian ports in handling ships and cargo which is being cleared at a much faster pace
Turnaround Time For Ships At India’s Ports Cut By 48%
New Delhi: The average turnaround time for ships at India’s major ports has come down by as much as 48.65 per cent from 93.59 hours in 2013-14 to 48.06 hours in 2023-24, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. This reflects the increased efficiency at Indian ports in handling ships and cargo which is being cleared at a much faster pace, resulting in a reduction of logistics costs.
“The government has taken various steps to improve the turnaround time such as the construction of new berths, terminals, and parking plazas, modernisation of existing berths and terminals, streamlining of processes through digitalisation and expansion of hinterland connectivity through rail and road,” the minister said in a written reply. The average turnaround time for ships at the Jawahar Lal Nehru Port near Mumbai has been reduced to a mere 26 hours. At the other major ports, the turnaround times are: Chennai 44.92 hours, Deendayal Port (Kadla) 54.24 hours Paradip port is 41.61 hours, Cochin 33.4 hours, New Mangalore port 40.44 hours, Visakhapatnam 65.86 hours, Mumbai 62.97 hours, Kamarajar Port (Tamil Nadu) 44.37 hours Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (Kolkata) 60.85 hours.
