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India’s Busiest Seaports
August 12 , 2025
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- India’s maritime sector saw a rise in cargo handling from 819 million tonnes in the financial year 2023 to 855 million tonnes in the financial year 2024.
- This marks an annual growth of 4.3 percent as per the Press Information Bureau (PIB) report.
- The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways stated that the top five major ports handled 63.12 percent of total cargo as of June 2025.
- Paradip Port Authority (PPA) in Odisha handled 13.14 million metric tonnes and ranked first with 18.04 percent of total cargo.
- Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) in Gujarat stood second and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) in Maharashtra stands 3rd.
- Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) in Andhra Pradesh and Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP) in Kolkata stands at 4th and 5th respectively.
- Tamil Nadu has three major ports in the top ten list, namely Chennai Port Authority (Rank 7), Kamarajar Port Authority (Rank 8), and V O Chidambaranar Port Authority (Rank 9).
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