Indian Ports Association (IPA) data shows that the country’s 12 Major Ports registered a 5.31 per cent rise in throughput at 403.39 million tonnes (MT) during April-October of the current fiscal 2018-19. The ports had handled 383.05 MT during the corresponding seven-month period of the last fiscal.
The growth in traffic was mainly attributed to increase in the handling of coal, mainly coking coal, containers and petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL).
According to the data, Kamarajar Port recorded the highest growth in traffic during the period with an increase of 20.42 per cent, followed by Cochin Port with 13 per cent, Paradip Port 11.22 per cent, Kolkata Port (including Haldia) 8.65 per cent and Deendayal Port (erstwhile Kandla Port) 8.46 per cent, reports said.
