Al-Barkaat Journal of Finance & Management
Year : 2009, Volume : 1, Issue : 2
First page : ( 99) Last page : ( 117)
Print ISSN : 0974-7281.

Analysis of Export – Import Traffic: A Case Study with Reference to Tuticorin Port Trust

Aravanan S., Lecturer, Selection Grade, Rajasekar T., Research Scholar

Department of Commerce, Pondicherry University, Puducherry - 605014.

Email for correspondence: rajakudal@gmail.com & ssa1954@yahoo.co.in

Abstract

The performance of the ports plays a major role in the promotion of international trade. Around 90% of the international cargo is transported through ships only. The main objective of this paper is to analyze the performance of export and import traffic in Tuticorin Port Trust (TPT) which has been a centre for maritime trade and pearl fishery for more than a century. The paper mainly discusses about the ports traffic performance, growth rate of port and the performance of commodities of export and import. This paper also tries to study and compare the efficiency of major ports in India. A case study is used in order to collect the required information about the performance of export and import traffic of TPT. Growth of exports and imports and other variables have been analyzed by using the simple growth rate and compound growth rates. Method of least squares was adopted to calculate the trend values. From this study it is found that on an average the export and import traffic showed a growth of 4.03%. Among the commodities exported general cargo accounted for 62.23% and the major commodity imported was coal which accounted for 56.69%. Tuticorin port also registered effective performance in container trade during the study period.

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Keywords

Commodities of Export – Import, Containerization, Export - Import Trade and Vessels Traffic.

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