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Informist, Monday, Jan. 07, 2025

 

AHMEDABAD – Freight traffic handled by major ports in India in Apr-Dec rose 2.7% on year to 621.8 million tonnes, data released by the Indian Ports Association showed.

 

This minor rise was again mainly led by a minor uptrend in crude and petroleum products cargo, which rose 1.6% on year in Apr-Dec to 184.6 million tonnes. The crude and petroleum products cargo accounts for nearly one-third of the total cargo handled at all the major ports across the country.

 

Other than crude oil, container traffic saw a 5.3% increase in tonnage terms at 142.9 million tonnes, and thermal coal cargo volume for Apr-Dec rose 0.3% on year to 95.2 million tonnes.

 

The miscellaneous traffic for Apr-Dec was up 25.6% on year at 80.6 million tonnes.

 

The total cargo handled in Apr-Dec was under pressure due to lower coking coal volumes, which fell 11.7% on year to 42.9 million tonnes. Iron ore volumes were down 15.7% on year at 36.4 million tonnes, finished fertilisers' cargo was down 9% on year at 6.2 million tonnes, and raw fertilisers cargo was up 11.6% on year at 7.6 million tonnes.

 

Among specific ports, Paradip handled the highest traffic in Apr-Dec at 109.5 million tonnes, followed closely by Deendayal port at 108.7 million tonnes, and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority at 68.3 million tonnes.

 

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

 

	Apr-Dec 2024-25	Apr-Dec 2023-24	Year-on-year change (in %)
Crude and petroleum products	184.6	181.6	1.61
Other liquids	25.3	23.5	7.3
Iron ore	36.4	43.2	(-)15.7
Fertiliser finished	6.2	6.8	(-)9
Fertiliser raw	7.6	6.9	11.6
Coal thermal	95.2	95	0.3
Coal coking	42.9	48.6	(-)11.7
Container (tonnage)	142.9	135.7	5.3
Other cargo	80.6	64.2	25.6
Total	621.8	605.5	2.7

 

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IST, or Indian Standard Time, is five-and-a-half hours ahead of GMT

 

Reported by Sunil Raghu

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

 

 

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