India's top 12 state ports handled 819,227 MT of cargo in FY24, registering a growth of 4.45 per cent compared to 784,305 MT handled during the previous year on the back of strong growth in pig iron ore. Fertiliser, coke and container shipments.

According to the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, major and non-major ports together handled 1,540.45 million metric tons of cargo in 2023-2024 < p>“The continued growth in Indian ports reflects positive developments In the country's trade and logistics sector, he said in a post on Iron ore, including pellets, increased by 32.68 per cent to 61,031 tonnes in FY24 from 45,997 tonnes in FY23, according to the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

On the other hand, raw fertilizer vessels increased by 13.56 percent in FY24 to 9,406 metric tons from 8,283 metric tons in FY23. Coke and other coal traffic increased 10.24 percent in FY24 to 64,939 metric tons from 58,907 metric tons in the previous year.

< p>The 10 major ports handled a combined total of 12.31 billion twenty-foot metric tons (TEU) in FY24 from 11.392 million TEU in FY23, registering a growth of 8.06 percent. The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority handled 6.43 million TEU or more than half of the total volume of containers shipped through major ports. Petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL) shipments increased 5.06 percent to 245,990 tons in FY24 from 234,137 tons in the previous year.