Higher demand for coal, petroleum, oil and lubricants have enabled the 12 Major Ports to begin the new fiscal on a positive note by registering a 5.65 per cent increase in cargo handling to 60.07 million tonnes (mt) in April 2019, as against the 56.86 mt recorded in the same month of the previous year.
As per Indian Ports Association (IPA) figures, Deendayal Port handled the highest traffic volume at 11.30 mt in April 2019, followed by Paradip Port at 9.55 mt, JNPT at 5.99 mt, Visakhapatnam Port at 5.69 mt and Mumbai Port at 5 mt. Kolkata Port handled total 4.95 mt of cargo, while Chennai Port handled 3.94 mt.
The Major Ports had handled 2.90 per cent more cargo year-on-year, at 699.04 mt, in 2018-19, primarily propelled by increased traffic of coal, fertilisers and containers, said a report.
