Gujarat Pipavav Port's April-June Cargo Volumes Steady; Liquid Cargo Up 21%

Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd. on Tuesday said it handled 164,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of container cargo in the June quarter, marginally down 0.6% on year and nearly 5% sequentially.

Dry bulk cargo volumes were flat on year at 550,000 tonnes but rose around 20% from the March quarter. Liquid cargo volumes rose over 21% on year and 2.5% on quarter to 410,000 tonnes.

Roll-on roll-off cargo grew 11% on year to 42,000 units but declined 12.5% sequentially. The port moved 99,000 TEUs via rail, down nearly 3% on year and around 2% from the previous quarter, handling 447 container trains in the quarter.