Major ports cargo traffic rises over 3% to 72.04 million trillion in May
Cargo traffic across 12 major ports in the country increased by 3.75 per cent year-on-year in May to 72.04 million tones (MT) from 69.43 MT handled in the corresponding month of 2023 with nine such ports showing positive growth. Visakhapatnam Port registered the maximum cargo growth in cargo handling at 22.05 per cent during the reporting month followed by Chennai Port with 9.10 per cent, Cochin Port with 7.78 per cent and Mumbai Port with 5.89 per cent, according to data released by the major ports' apex body, Indian Ports Association (IPA).
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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 saw a 5.59 per cent increase in its cargo handling during the previous month while Paradip Port 4.27 per cent, Deendayal Port with 3.49 per cent, New Mangalore Port with 1.87 per cent and JNPA with 1.78 per cent.
The ports, which saw a decline in cargo handling during May this year include SMP, Kolkata Port with 15.70 drop followed by Kamarajar Port and Mormugao Port, which witnessed 3.58 per cent and 10.55 decline, as per the IPA.
At Kolkata's Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, the overall traffic decreased by 15.70 per cent during the previous month, it said, adding Kolkata Dock System (KDS) traffic
