LOADING AND UNLOADING OF CARGO AT MAJOR PORTS

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RAJYA SABHA

The average pre-berthing detention to ships on port account for all the ports in the last three years is as follows :-

Year	Pre-berthing detention to Ships on Port Account
1999-2000	0.9 days
2000-2001	0.5 days
2001-2002	0.5 days

This information was given in the Rajya Sabha today by Shri S. Thirunavukkarasar, Minister of State for Shipping in a written reply to a question by Shri Rumandla Ramachandraiah.