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CONTENT

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Cargo Handling in vpt……………………………………………….
1.2 Origin and Definition of cargo handling in vpt…………………......
1.3 Objectives of Cargo Handling in vpt…………………………….......
1.4 Functions of Cargo Handling in vpt…………………………………
1.5 Research Methodology………………………………………………
1.6 Objectives of the study………………………………………………
1.7 Limitation of the study………………………………………………
1.8 Literature Review…………………………………………………...
CHAPTER 2: CARGO HANDLING
2.1 About Indian Scenario………………………………………………
2.2 Global Scenario…………………………………………………….
2.3 Perspective Growth in the Industry…………………………………
2.4 Top cargo handling companies of India……………………………
2.5 Modes of cargo Handling………………………………………….

CHAPTER 3: ENABLING NEW AREA

3.1 Emerging trends in Indian Industry…………………………………
3.2 Types of Cargo Equipment…………………………………………
3.3 Traffic Information System………………………………………...
3.3 Traffic Growth………………………………………………………
3.4 Import……………………………………………………………….
3.5 Export……………………………………………………………….
3.6 New Govt. Policies and changes……………………………………
3.7 Futuristic effects of Cargo Handling in Indian Scenario…………...
3.8 Futuristic effects of Cargo Handling at Global Scenario…………...

CHAPTER 4: ANALYSIS

CHAPTER 5: FINDINGS AND SOLUTION

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

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5.1.1 Type of Cargo handled 28
5.1.2 Using the services of other Indian ports 29
5.1.3 Equipment used for cargo handling 30
5.1.4 Having own equipment for handling cargo 31
5.1.5 Cargo handling process is good in Chennai Port 32
5.1.6 Import & Export documentation procedure is simple in Chennai Port 33
5.1.7 Level of satisfaction on the free days offered for import & Export 34
5.1.8 Level of satisfaction on Charges for handling of import & Export 35
5.1.9 Level of satisfaction on vessel Related Charges for Export & Import 36
5.1.10 Port has clear & transport rules and regulation for cargo handling 37
5.1.11 Chennai Port is good in safety & handling cargo 38
5.1.12 Time took for handling the cargo 39
5.1.13 DRY BULK 40
5.1.14 BREAK BULK 41
5.1.15 CONTAINERS 42
5.1.16 Type of Cargo is very advantage to handle in Chennai Port 43
5.1.17 Cargoes handled by the firm, moved from the port 44
5.1.18 Cargoes handled by the firm, moved from the port 45
5.1.19 On Shore/Hook 46

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 INTRODUCTION

Visakhapatnam Port is one of the leading major ports of India. The Port is
located on the east coast of India in between Chennai and Kolkata at a latitude
of 17042' 00'' North and longitude of 83023' 00'' East and the time zone is GMT
+ 5:30. The Port has three harbours viz., outer harbour, inner harbour and the
fishing harbour. The outer harbour with a water spread of 200 hectares has 6
berths and the inner harbour with a water spread of 100 hectares has 18 berths.
Bestowed with natural deep-water basins, the outer harbour is capable of
accommodating vessels up to 200,000 DWT and draft up to 18.1 meters. The
inner harbour is capable of accommodating fully laden Panama vessels with
draft up to 14.5 meters, with tide advantage.
Cargo handling means exports, imports and transhipment of Agro, food grains,
liquid bulk and others. After the advent of liberalization, privatization and
globalization of Indian economy, external trade is the buzzword in the economic
scenario. Since 90% of the world trade is done through sea route, ports are the
major channels for exports and imports in India Visakhapatnam Port trust is
standing number one in cargo handling.

In international trade as in all other economic activities, it is the individual

economic subject who buys and sells, pays and is paid, grants and receives
loans, and in short carries on the activities which taken as a whole constitute
international trade. In foreign trade some countries are linked together much
more closely than others. There are countries exchange only commodities. The
inter dependence between debtor and creditor countries is appreciably closer
with a common currency or a common banking system. The best example of
countries having common currency, customs union, common monetary policy,
and common policy of mobility of factors of production is the “European
economic council” (EEC). There are various other economic unions, which
enable the member countries to overcome the trade restrictions, trade barriers
and to have effective foreign trade. Finally, international trade is the exchange
of goods and services.

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 ORIGIN AND DEFINITION OF CARGO HANDLING

Cargo Handling Service: ‘The process of loading, unloading, packing or unpacking of

cargo and includes cargo handling services provided for freight in special containers or for
non-containerized freight, services provided by a container freight terminal or nay other
freight terminal, for all modes of transport and cargo handling services incidental to freight,
but does not include handling of export cargo or passenger baggage or mere transportation of
goods between two or more countries’.
This lies in Sec.65 (23) under The Financial act 1994.

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 OBJECTIVES OF CARGO HANDLING
(a) Shifting cargo to more sustainable, energy-efficient modes to improve the
environmental performance of the transport system and to reduce external costs
of transport.
b) Improving the integration between the transport modes to increase reliability
and efficiency of existing multimodal services in terms of time, quality and
costs.
c) It compares the Domestic with the international trade.
d) It provide accessible overview of Ocean and Air Cargo Handling and
Containerization.

e) To influence on behalf of Logistics, freight-forwarding services sector, the

current and the future aspects of the European Union (EU).

f) To contribute EU supported research and innovation in logistics, freight-

forwarding and customer services.

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 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
1) To find out the rate of usage for different types of Cargo.
2) To determine the optimal type of Cargo to find the level of satisfaction in
the Cargo and handling process
3) To determine the most used type equipment for Cargo handling.

LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

1) Lack of proper infrastructure
2) Risky and damage to cargo while transit.
3) It takes long time to reach towards destination.

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 LITERATURE REVIEW

The Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) stood third among major ports in cargo
traffic during April to July in the current financial year. The VPT  moved to
3rd position from 4th position it got in the last financial year 2018-19.
The VPT handled cargo traffic of 23.70 million tonnes during April to July
2019 as compared to 21.52 million tonnes of corresponding period of previous
year; thus, an incremental volume of 2.18 million tonnes is achieved. The
growth of more than 10 per cent achieved by the VPT is the highest among
major ports.
Increase in volumes of iron ore and pellets, coking coal, crude oil and
petroleum products and container cargo have collectively contributed   to the
growth in traffic at the VPT. Cargo traffic handled at Visakhapatnam Port is
continuing to be on growth trajectory for the fourth consecutive year.
The Trust has constituted a Business Development Team and adopting
innovative marketing strategies. The VPT has taken up providing end-to-end
logistics solutions to its customers. An MoU was signed on Saturday with
Tangency for undertaking end-to-end service of transportation of coal from
mines to the power plant in Tamil Nadu. The logistic solution includes
undertaking services outside the State.
The VPT’s boundary by monitoring wagon loading at mine heads, liaising
with railways for transportation to the port besides providing port services like
unloading from rakes, storage of cargo and loading into ships.
Similar end-to-end service is offered for coal transportation to the Nagarnar
steel plant of NMDC which is actively pursued. These measures are yielding
positive results. Meanwhile, VPT chairperson Rinkesh Roy congratulated the
VPT team, PPP operators, stevedores, shipping agents and the stakeholders
for the achievement. He expressed confidence that the port will continue the
buoyancy and retain the third rank by the end of the year and also expressed
hope that the port will be able to reach 70 million tonne mark.

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Descriptions Capacity Available in No.
Electric Waft Crane 20 T 04
Harbour Mobile Crane 100 T 04
Locos (General Traffic) 130 T 04
Locos General Traffic) 3100 T 03
Locos (General Traffic) 1350 T 03
Hind
Floating Crane 106 T 03
(Bheema)
Floating Crane 50 T 03
(Hanuman
No. of Cargo Equipments