New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) The country's top 12 major portshave recorded a growth of 3.46 per cent in cargo trafficduring April-November 2017 handling 439.66 million tonnes (MT)cargo, the government said today.
"Major ports in India have recorded a growth of 3.46 percent and together handled 439.66 MT of cargo during the periodApril to November, 2017 as against 424.96 MT handled duringthe corresponding period of previous year," the Ministry ofShipping said in a statement.
The highest growth was registered by Cochin Port (17.93per cent), followed by Paradip (13.13 per cent), Kolkata(12.64 per cent), New Mangalore (7.07 per cent) and JNPT (5.69per cent), the statement said.
It said Cochin Port growth was mainly due to increase intraffic of POL (petroluem, oil and lubricants) and Containers.
In Kolkata Port, overall growth was 12.64 per cent.
Kolkata Dock System (KDS) registered traffic growth of 4.33per cent.
India has 12 major ports -- Kandla, Mumbai, JNPT,Marmugao, New Mangalore, Cochin, Chennai, Ennore, V OChidambarnar, Visakhapatnam, Paradip and Kolkata (includingHaldia) which handle approximately 61 per cent of thecountry's total cargo traffic. PTI NAMMKJ.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.