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Chennai Port Sets New Records: Surpasses Monthly Traffic Benchmark
Dr.G.R.Balakrishnan Sep 03 2024 Indian Ports News

Chennai Port Sets New Records: Surpasses Monthly Traffic Benchmark

                Chennai Port Sets New Records: Surpasses Monthly Traffic Benchmark, Handles Record TEUs, and Achieves All-Time High in Daily Steel Imports

                Chennai Port has surpassed the monthly traffic of 5.045 million metric tons (MMT) during the month of August 2024, reaching this milestone for the first time in a decade

Further, Chennai Port has achieved a landmark performance by handling 170,606 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) in August 2024, surpassing the previous record of 153,948 TEUs set in October 2021. 

Additionally, on August 31, 2024, Chennai Port set an all-time record by importing 23,534 tons of steel cargo in a single day from the vessel M.V. BUNUN YOUTH at WQ III, surpassing the previous record of 20,100 tons unloaded from M.V. NAGUAL on November 7, 2023.

Shri. Sunil Paliwal, I.A.S., Chairperson of Chennai Port Authority, commended the efforts of various contributors to these achievements. He acknowledged the valuable work of Terminal Operators M/s Chennai Container Terminal Pvt. Ltd. and M/s Chennai International Terminal Pvt. Ltd., as well as the stakeholders, Steamer and Stevedore M/s Elite Shipping & Logistics Pvt. Ltd., the involved importers, and the port officials.

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