Indian Major Ports Achieve Record Cargo Handling and Growth in FY 2024-25

Paradip Port Authority (PPA) and Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) had crossed the 150-million-tonne cargo handling mark, strengthening itself as an epicenter of maritime trade and operational excellence for the first time in the history of the major ports.

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) has achieved a record, representing a 13.5% increase from the previous year by processing 7.3 million TEUs.

Indian ports allotted 962 acres of land for port-led industrialisation in FY 2024–2025, which is expected to generate the revenue of Rs 7,565 crore, altogether.

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In addition, the lessees will invest Rs 68,780 crore on the allocated land in the future, reinforcing investor trust in port-led growth, as per the provisional statement issued.

Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants , including crude, petroleum products, and LPG/LNG are highest among commodities handled at major ports with a volume of 254.5 million tonnes (29.8%), followed by container traffic at 193.5 million tonnes (22.6%), coal at 186.6 million tonnes (21.8%), and other cargo categories such as iron ore, pellets, fertilizers, and more in FY 2024-25.

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Major Ports in this current fiscal 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 growth has been achieved with the resilience and capacity of Major Ports in accommodating rising trade volumes and the increase in traffic was driven by higher container throughput (10%), fertilizer cargo handling (13%), POL cargo handling (3%), and handling of miscellaneous commodities (31%) compared to the previous fiscal year.

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