Tuticorin Port handling reaches a growth rate of 12.08 per cent

Madurai: Tuticorin Port’s traffic handling has crossed 100 lakh tonnes (lt) during the current fiscal, from April 1 to September 13, registering a growth rate of 12.08 per cent, surpassing the corresponding previous year handling of 89.59 lt, according to a press release.

The performance has been possible due to increase in anchorage operation for handling industrial coal and increased traffic due to the cargoes such as copper concentrate, fertiliser and fertiliser raw material, containerised cargo and other commodities.

The Port is confident of crossing the target of 240.60 lt set by the Ministry for Tuticorin Port for the year 2008-09, the release added.