Indian ports are witnessing a marked improvement in their overall performance, with the turnaround time currently at 0.9 days (less than a day), says Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
The country’s major ports — Syama Prasad Mookherjee Port (formerly Kolkata Port Trust), which includes the Kolkata and Haldia dock systems; Paradip; Visakhapatnam; Kamarajar (or Ennore port); Chennai; VO Chidambaranar; Cochin; New Mangalore; Mormugao; Mumbai; Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA); and Deendayal — saw a 1.74 per cent increase in cargo traffic to 200.3 million tonnes (mt) for the April to June 2023 period, from 197 mt in the same quarter a year ago.
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