Traffic handled by major Indian ports hits 5-year high in January

The total traffic for the major ports was 72.5 mn tonnes, the highest since Feb 2019, according to data from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways and the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy

India's major ports handled a larger quantity of goods last month than in the previous sixty months.

The total traffic for the major ports was 72.5 million tonnes, the highest since February 2019, according to data from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways and the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy. This represents a nearly 60 per cent increase from the pandemic low of 45.45 million tonnes seen in May 2020 (chart 1).

The major ports, under the control of the central government, include 12 locations such as Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata. The remaining non-major ports