The fall, according to CPT sources, is caused by the lack of ship-to-ship crude handling both at the Sandheads and Saugar anchorage. Sources further added that the crude handling was currently being undertaken at the Saugar anchorage instead of the Sandheads at this time of the season of stormy weather. Saugar anchorage is 50 kms upstream from the Sandheads.

Meanwhile, two half-loaded mother crude tankers carrying 1,25,000 tonne of the same arrived at Saugar and this cargo will be brought to Haldia by rotation. As a result, sources pointed out, the throughput of crude is likely to cross one lakh tonne next week.

On petroleum, oil & lubricant (POL) products front, the rise in throughput is continuing, the figure being 86,000 tonne during the period under review compared to 81,000 tonne and 62,500 tonne in the past two weeks. Of the 86,000 tonne POL products handled by the jetty, high-speed diesel (HSD) accounted for 45,000 tonne and superior kerosene oil (SKO) 41,000 tonne.

After the record arrival of coking coal (1,10,000 tonne) in the previous weeks, three consignments of the same totalling 65,000 tonne arrived at Haldia dock during the week. However, only a single consignment of thermal coal went to Tuticorin port from Haldia dock.

The Calcutta dock, on the other hand, handled a good volume of containers of 3,143 TEUs, of which 1,845 TEUs went to Singapore and Colombo, apart from other ports. In the previous week, the dock handled a record 3,760 TEUs of containers.

Among other commodities, Haldia dock handled 6,000 tonne of liquid ammonia. Landlocked Nepal imported 3,694 tonne of yellow peas through this dock during the period.

Apart from that, 25,000 tonne of limestone, 18,668 tonne of phosphoric acid and 10,000 tonne of rock phosphate arrived at Haldia dock. Moreover, 64 units of cars and spare parts arrived at the Calcutta dock.