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Informist, Monday, Aug 12, 2024

 

AHMEDABAD – Freight traffic handled by major ports in India in Apr-Jul rose 4.43% on year to 278.51 mln tn, data released by the Indian Ports Association showed.

 

This minor rise was mainly led by a slight uptrend in crude and petroleum products cargo, which account for nearly one-third of the total cargo handled at all major ports across the country. Crude and petroleum products cargo volume rose 2.36% on year to 81.97 mln tn in Apr-Jul. Other than crude oil, container traffic in tonnage terms saw a 5.49% on-year increase to 62.60 mln tn, and coking coal volume rose 4.94% to 21.16 mln tn. The thermal coal cargo volume for Apr-Jul rose 3.47% on year to 44.86 mln tn.

 

The miscellaneous traffic for the first four months of the fiscal was up 18.77% on year to 28.42 mln tn.

 

The increase in cargo handled in Apr-Jul was under pressure due to lower iron ore volumes, which were down 3.99% on year to 17.64 mln tn, fall in finished fertilizers cargo, which was down 29.29% on year to 2.29 mln tn and low raw fertilisers volumes, which were down 8.94% on year to 2.87 mln tn.

 

Among the specific ports, Paradip handled the highest traffic in Apr-Jul at 50.16 mln tn, followed by Deendayal port at 47.79 mln tn, and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority at 29.54 mln tn.

 

Following is the commodity-wise break-up of freight handled by the 12 major ports in Apr-Jul, 2024, in mln tn:

 

	Apr-Jul 2024-25	Apr-Jul 2023-24	Year-on-year change (in %)
Crude and petroleum products	81.97	80.09	2.36
Other liquids	11.37	10.58	7.49
Iron ore	17.64	18.37	(-)3.99
Fertiliser finished	2.29	3.24	(-)29.29
Fertiliser raw	2.87	3.16	(-)8.94
Coal thermal	44.86	43.36	3.47
Coal coking	21.16	20.16	4.94
Container (tonnage)	62.60	59.34	5.49
Other cargo	28.42	33.76	18.77
Total	278.51	266.71	4.43

 

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Reported by Sunil Raghu

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

 

 

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