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Informist, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024

 

AHMEDABAD – Freight traffic handled by major ports in India in Apr-Sept rose 5.03% on year to 413.75 million tonnes, data released by the Indian Ports Association showed. The rise was mainly led by an uptrend in crude and petroleum products cargo, which rose 2.84% on year to 122.62 million tonnes. Such cargo accounts for nearly a third of total cargo handled at all major ports across the country.

 

Container traffic saw a 4.60% increase in tonnage terms at 94.63 million tonnes, and thermal coal cargo volume for Apr-Sept rose 4.49% on year to 64.83 million tonnes. Traffic in the miscellaneous category was up 26.29% on year at 51.84 million tonnes in Apr-Sept.

 

The increase in cargo handled in Apr-Sept was limited due to lower coking coal volumes, which fell 0.97% on year to 29.59 million tonnes. Iron ore volumes were down 2.58% on year at 25.46 million tonnes and finished fertilisers cargo was down 26.56% at 3.25 million tonnes. Raw fertilisers cargo handled was higher by 5.75% on year at 4.69 million tonnes.

 

Among specific ports, Paradip handled the highest traffic in Apr-Sept at 73.16 million tonnes, followed by Deendayal port of Kandla at 71.39 million tonnes, and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority at 44.80 million tonnes.

 

Following is the commodity-wise break-up of freight handled by the 12 major ports in Apr-Sept, 2024, in million tonnes):

 

	Apr-Sept 2024-25	Apr-Sept 2023-24	Year-on-year change (in %)
Crude and petroleum products	122.62	119.23	2.84
Other liquids	16.84	16.26	3.57
Iron ore	25.46	26.13	(-)2.58
Fertiliser finished	3.25	4.42	(-)26.56
Fertiliser raw	4.69	4.43	5.75
Coal thermal	64.83	62.05	4.49
Coal coking	29.59	29.88	(-)0.97
Container (tonnage)	94.63	90.47	4.60
Other cargo	51.84	41.05	26.29
Total	413.75	393.93	5.03

 

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Reported by Sunil Raghu

Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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