Cargo volumes at major ports grow 16% Y-o-Y in March 2021

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Cargo volumes at major ports grow 16% Y-o-Y in March 2021

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Container volumes grew 31% Y-o-Y to 15.8 million tonnes in March 2021.

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Cargo volumes of POL at major ports increased by 2% on Y-o-Y basis in March 2021 to 20.6 million tonnes.  

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Cargo volumes of iron ore increased to 8.1 million tonnes in March 2021 from 5 million tonnes in March 2020.  

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Cargo volume of fertilisers at major ports increased by 157% in March 2021 as compared to March 2020.   

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Major port volumes of coal remained constant in March 2021 with March 2020 at 15 million tonnes.  

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Cargo volumes at major ports grew 16% Y-o-Y in March 21 (2-year CAGR 5.1%) with sustained recovery in volumes. SHIVANI SHARMA, PRAGATI SRIVASTAVA