Pandemic hits VOC Port’s performance in last fiscal

THOOTHUKUDIThe V.O. Chidambaranar Port has handled 31.79 million tonnes of cargo – 22.53 million tonnes of imports, 9.18 tonnes of exports and 0.08 tonnes of transshipment – during 2020-21 fiscal year

THOOTHUKUDI The V.O. Chidambaranar Port has handled 31.79 million tonnes of cargo – 22.53 million tonnes of imports, 9.18 tonnes of exports and 0.08 tonnes of transshipment – during 2020-21 fiscal year. This is 11.89% lesser than the previous fiscal, mainly due to the pandemic. In terms of containers, the port has handled 7.62 lakh twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers during this fiscal, again registering a decrease of 5.22% over the previous year’s container traffic of 8.04 TEUs.