Major Indian Port record 3.2% rise in cargo during Dec, Deendayal Port leads
Paradip Port in Odisha secured second place, handling 12.84 million tonnes (MT) of cargo during the month, while Jawaharlal Nehru Port ranked third with 8.32 MT.
Major Indian Port record 3.2 rise in cargo during Dec, Deendayal Port leads
Government-backed 12 major ports, handled 72.2 million tonnes of cargo in December, recording a 3.22% growth over the same month of the previous year. According to data compiled by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, the Deendayal Port in Gujarat’s Kandla accounted for the highest volume of 13.03 million tonnes.
Paradip Port in Odisha secured second place, handling 12.84 million tonnes (MT) of cargo during the month, while Jawaharlal Nehru Port ranked third with 8.32 MT. Vizag followed with 6.51 MT, and SMP Kolkata handled 5.44 MT.
In addition, the top five major ports accounted for 63.94% of the total cargo handled. While overseas shipments accounted for 55.78 MT (77.31%) of the cargo handled at the major ports during December, coastal shipments were at 16.37 MT, comprising 22.69% of the total.
Container volumes handled at the major ports, which represent finished goods and constitute around 25% of total trade, increased by a robust 17% to 17.4 MT in December.
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The growth has shot up despite an overall shortage of containers in the global market, which saw exporters and importers grappling to secure supply chains. Coal volumes across sectors handled at major ports declined during the month as imports fell due to higher domestic production.
Volumes of thermal coal, which account for 12% of total cargo volumes for major ports, fell marginally to 8.7 MT while coking coal cargo dropped by 4% to 2.9 MT. Coal (other than thermal/coking) nearly halved to 2.5 MT last month.
Deendayal Port has regained its position as the highest cargo-handling major port, with a 12% increase in overseas cargo to 98 MT during the current financial year. The port’s performance had slipped in 2024-25. Kolkata Port, on the other hand, has recorded a nearly 12% decline in cargo this financial year to 44 MT.
The port’s overseas cargo has fallen by close to 13%. Visakhapatnam Port has recorded a 2% decline in overseas cargo, but the coastal cargo handled at the port has shot up, the data showed.
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