Gujarat leads in cargo handling; 581.63 MMT handled in 2023-24 across major, non-major ports

December 06, 2024
Gujarat leads in cargo handling; 581.63 MMT handled in 2023-24 across major, non-major ports

New Delhi: Gujarat continues to dominate cargo handling among Indian states, maintaining its top position at both major and non-major ports over the last five years.

According to data from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Gujarat’s ports handled a staggering 581.63 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo in 2023-24, surpassing all other states by a significant margin. Deendayal Port alone managed 132.37 MMT, the second highest among major ports in India, just behind Paradip Port in Odisha, which handled 145.38 MMT.Meanwhile, among the non-major ports, Gujarat handled 449.26 MMT of cargo.

In comparison, states like Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh managed a total of 144.13 MMT and 199.23 MMT, respectively, across both major and non-major ports.

Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing session of Parliament, shared this information.  DeshGujarat

Cargo handled at Major Ports during 2019-20 to 2023-24 (In Million Metric Tonnes)

States Port 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
Gujarat Deendayal Port 122.61 117.57 127.10 137.56 132.37
Maharashtra Mumbai Port 60.70 53.32 59.89 63.61 67.26
J. L. Nehru Port 68.45 64.81 76.00 83.86 85.80
Goa Mormugao Port 16.02 21.99 18.46 17.33 20.63
Karnataka New Mangalore

Port

 39.14 36.50 39.30 41.42 45.71
Kerala Cochin Port 34.04 31.50 34.55 35.26 36.32
 

 

Tamil Nadu

 V. O. Chidambaranar

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41.40
Chennai Port 46.76 43.55 48.56 48.95 51.60
Kamarajar Port 31.75 25.89 38.74 43.51 45.28
Andhra

Pradesh

 Visakhapatnam

Port

 72.72 69.84 69.03 73.75 81.81
Odisha Paradip Port 112.69 114.55 116.13 135.36 145.38
West

Bengal

 SMP

(Kolkata/Haldia)

 63.98 61.37 58.18 65.66 65.45
Total 704.92 672.68 720.05 784.31 819.01

 

Cargo handled at Non- Major Ports during 2019-20 to 2023-24 (In Million Metric Tonnes)

States 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
Gujarat 411.79 387.57 405.39 416.36 449.26
Maharashtra 43.66 39.84 52.47 71.26 76.87
Goa 0.01 0.04 0.03 0.01 0.01
Andhra Pradesh 99.90 89.64 87.98 101.43 117.42
Karnataka 0.94 0.79 0.79 1.06 0.89
Kerala 0.16 0.11 0.14 0.11 0.09
Tamil Nadu 11.37 7.41 7.84 9.87 10.13
Puducherry 10.10 7.33 5.84 10.12 12.31
Odisha 35.27 43.03 41.54 38.71 54.24
Andaman Nicobar Islands 1.85 1.43 1.54 1.88 2.00
Lakshadweep 0.00 0.12 0.18 0.22 0.20
Total 615.05 577.30 603.75 651.02 723.41

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