Major ports’ cargo handling rises 4.3% to 855 MT in FY25; Paradip, Deendayal cross 150 MT

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By Our Correspondent BHUBANESWAR:  India’s Major Ports have consistently demonstrated remarkable progress over the past decade, with FY 2024-25 emerging as a milestone year in terms of cargo handling, operational efficiency, and infrastructure modernisation. In FY 2024-25, Major Ports registered an impressive annual growth rate of 4.3% in cargo handling, increasing from 819 million tonnes in FY 2023-24 to ~855 million tonnes in FY 2024-25. This …

Major ports’ cargo handling rises 4.3% to 855 MT in FY25; Paradip, Deendayal cross 150 MT

New Delhi: India’s major ports registered a 4.3 per cent rise in cargo handling to 855 million tonnes in 2024-25, an official statement said on Tuesday. The increase in traffic was driven by higher container throughput (10 per cent), fertiliser cargo handling (13 per cent), POL cargo handling (3 per cent), and handling of miscellaneous commodities (31 per cent) compared to the previous fiscal year, according to the statement. There are 12 major …