Container throughput at India’s largest container port, Jawaharlal Nehru, fell 7 percent in the April-July period compared with a year ago, amid the continuing slump in the country’s foreign trade.

Box traffic during the first four months of fiscal 2009-10 declined to
1.13 million 20-foot equivalent units from 1.4 million TEUs, according
to latest data released by the port authority.

The west coast hub handled 19.98 million tons of cargo, down 0.7 percent from 20.13 million tons in the year-ago period.

Nearly sixty percent of India’s container traffic moves through Nehru.
In fiscal 2008-09 ended March 31, total volume handled by its three
terminals was 3.95 million TEUs, off 3 percent from a record 4.06
million TEUs in 2007-08.

Meanwhile, the authority again extended the bidding deadline for its
long-awaited fourth container terminal with total design capacity of
4.8 million TEUs. The port is also accepting bids to develop a
330-meter berth extension to be ready in 2010 with an annual capacity
of 600,000 TEUs.

Source: Journal of Commerce

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