Signalling a significant improvement in efficient handling of ships and cargo in recent years, nine Indian ports have made it to the top 100 rankings (in list of 405 ports) in the Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CPPI 2023) of the World Bank. Govtowned Visakhapatnam ranked 19th, first time for an Indian port making it to top 20. Adani-owned Mundra ranked 27.
In 2022, Visakhapatnam port ranked 115 and Mundra’s ranking was 48. The improvement is a milestone for India’s maritime industry, officials in the ports and shipping ministry said. The Indian ports have achieved this by enhancing their operational efficiency and service delivery.
Officials said Visakhapatnam port has demonstrated good performance on parameters, such as 27.5 moves per crane hour, a turnaround time (TRT) of 21.4 hours, and minimum berth idle time. These highlight the port’s ability to handle container ships efficiently and influence customer preferences.
The seven other ports which were ranked within 100 were Pipavav (41), Kamarajar (47), Cochin (63), Hazira (68), Krishnapatnam (71), Chennai (80) and Jawahal Lal Nehru (96).
The index prepared by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence is a comparable assessment of performance based on vessel time in ports. Yangshan port in China and Salalah port in Oman were top two ports in terms of rankings.
“The average duration of a port call (time taken to load or unload at least one container) in 2023 was 40.5 hours, which represents a slight increase over the global average of 36.8 hours in 2022. About 11.7% (or 3.7 hours) was idle time consumed at the berth immediately before and after cargo operations. Also known as the ‘Start-Up’ and ‘Finish’ sub-processes of a port call, each activity does not necessarily need to take more than 30 minutes to complete safely,” said the report.
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