TUTICORIN : Shri T.K. Ramachandran, IAS, Chairman, presented the Traffic & Financial Performance and the status of projects taken-up by the Port for the FY 22-23 in a Press Conference as mentioned below.
Mr. Ramachandran stated that ‘Given the positive trend driven by economic recovery, the Port will handle an all-time record throughput in this current financial year. VOC Port has also delivered impressive results on achievement of Capital Expenditure estimated for capacity augmentation which is 101.12%, of the CAPEX target. This shows its commitment towards achieving sustainable growth and strengthening its position among Major Ports. He also thanked all the Employees, Trade Unions, Terminal operators, enterprising Port users and Development Partners for their unstinted support for the growth and development of the Port”.
- Traffic Performance :-
During the financial year 2022-2023, V.O. Chidambaranar Port handled Cargo Traffic
of 38.04 Million Tonnes, against the previous year’s achievement of 34.12 Million
Tonnes, registering a growth of 11.5%. Imports accounted for 28.60 Million Tonnes and
