Cargo traffic across 12 major Indian ports increased by 6.8% to 69.08 million tonnes (MT) in June from 64.69 MT in the same month last year. Ten ports showed positive growth while the remaining two witnessed a decline.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Maharashtra recorded the highest growth in cargo handling at 15.12% during the reporting month, followed by Cochin Port with 15.12%, Kamarajar Port with 10.70%, Deendayal Port with 8.57%, and New Mangalore Port with 8.53%, according to data from the Indian Ports Association (IPA).
The 12 major ports are Deendayal (Kandla), Mumbai, Mormugao, New Mangalore, Cochin, Chennai, Ennore (Kamarajar), Tuticorin (V O Chidambaranar), Visakhapatnam, Paradip, and Kolkata (including Haldia) and Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
According to the IPA, VO Chidambaranar Port’s cargo traffic grew by 7.73% and Paradip Port by 7.41% during the previous month. SMP Kolkata Port registered a 6.66% growth in traffic handling, followed by Chennai Port (6.09%) and Mormugao Port (3.75%).
On the other hand, Mumbai Port witnessed a 6.59% decline in cargo traffic, and Visakhapatnam Port saw a 0.27% year-on-year drop in June this year, as per the IPA.
