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India Apr-Aug major ports' freight traffic up 4.9% on year
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AHMEDABAD – Freight traffic handled by major ports in the country rose 4.9% on year to 348.10 mln tn in Apr-Aug, data released by the Indian Ports Association showed.
This rise was mainly driven by other miscellaneous cargo, which rose 23.1% on year to 42.90 mln tn. Crude and petroleum products cargo, which account for nearly one-third of total cargo handled at all the major ports across the country, rose 1.7% on year to 102.39 mln tn in Apr-Aug. Container traffic increased 4.8% on year to 79.26 mln tn and thermal coal cargo rose 6.6% on year to 55.47 mln tn.
Coking coal volume fell 0.8% on year to 25.29 mln tn and iron ore volume declined 0.3% on year to 21.95 mln tn in Apr-Aug.
Among ports, Paradip handled the highest traffic in Apr-Aug at 62.59 mln tn, followed by Deendayal port at 59.33 mln tn and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority at 37.42 mln tn.
Following is the commodity-wise break-up of freight handled by the 12 major ports in Apr-Aug, in mln tn:
|
|
Apr-Aug 2024-25 |
Apr-Aug |
Year-on-year change (in %) |
|
|
Crude and petroleum products |
102.39 |
100.66 |
1.7 |
|
|
Other liquids |
14.09 |
13.44 |
4.8 |
|
|
Iron ore |
21.95 |
22.02 |
(-)0.3 |
|
|
Fertiliser finished |
2.83 |
3.79 |
(-)25.4 |
|
|
Fertiliser raw |
3.92 |
3.99 |
(-)2.0 |
|
|
Coal thermal |
55.47 |
52.06 |
6.6 |
|
|
Coal coking |
25.29 |
25.51 |
(-)0.8 |
|
|
Container (tonnage) |
79.26 |
75.61 |
4.8 |
|
|
Other cargo |
42.90 |
34.85 |
23.1 |
|
|
Total |
348.10 |
331.92 |
4.9 |
End
Reported by Sunil Raghu
Edited by Saji George Titus
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