Country’s top ports witness decline in traffic for tenth month
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February 17, 2021 19:28 IST
Cargo traffic at 12 major ports dropped by 7.44% to 542.13 million tonnes (MT) during April-January this fiscal, compared with 585.73 MT in the year-ago period.
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Representational Image | Cargo handling at Kamrajar Port (Ennore) nosedived 25.94% during April-January to 19.66 MT, while ports like Mumbai and Chennai saw their cargo volumes dropping by over 12% during the said period.
Cargo traffic at 12 major ports dropped by 7.44% to 542.13 million tonnes (MT) during April-January this fiscal, compared with 585.73 MT in the year-ago period.
India's top-12 ports witnessed a considerable decline in cargo traffic for the tenth straight month in January to 542.13 million tonnes (MT), according to ports' apex body IPA.