Amidst the highly volatile and uncertain situation building up in the Middle East in the past few days, and the continuing tensions in the shipping industry due to the recent ship attacks in the Red Sea, there have been significant changes in the ship routes & even affected the ship calls at many Asian ports including India, This has increased ship freight rates & even forced some Ports to lower their traffic projections. However, despite these setbacks internationally, DPA once again came up with a sterling performance in cargo handling & crossed the 50 MMT mark on 7.8.2024. Cargoes that significantly contributed to the Port reaching this landmark are Coal, liquid chemicals, edible oils, phosphoric acid, POL cargoes, Iron scrap, Iron ore, Timber, Crude oil (at Vadinar). maize, bentonite, salt & Silica sand and Food Grains. The port surpassed this figure last fiscal on 18.8.2023.
The Chairman DPA, congratulated Dy. Chairman, Traffic Manager & his team along with other HoDs for their valuable contribution in making this happen. He also praised the Trade fraternity for their healthy support & continued reliance on the Port, which helped DPA to reach this milestone. He stated that, while the port remains focused on rendering qualitative services to the trade, it also stays committed to taking appropriate steps to ensure that the services and facilities remain continuously available, for the Port Users. Shri Sushil Kumar Singh, IRSME, Chairman-DPA stated that the recently issued SAAGAR Scheme & the incentives for handling cargo in the stream are expected to further give extra confidence among the Port Users and boost the cargo traffic at the Port, which is poised to hit an all-time high of 145 MMT.
