The Chennai Port Trust and its subsidiary Kamarajar Port Ltd have set a target of crossing 100 million metric tonne of cargo in the current financial year.
The Kamarajar Port handled 43.51 million metric tonne of cargo in 2022-23.
This is a growth by 12.31 per cent from 38.74 million metric tonne recorded the previous year.
Kamarajar Port exported 1,48,307 units in 2022-23 as compared to 1,35,702 in 2021-22.
The financial performance of this port surpassed Rs 1,000 crore mark as income to reach Rs 1,002.45 crore.
This is an increase of 17.82 per cent from Rs 850.84 crore registered in 2021-22.