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Date: 22/10/2024

Major Ports’ cargo volume up 5.03 pc; National Waterways too registers throughput growth 
 
Cargo volume handled by the 12 Major Ports rose by 5.03% to 413.747 million metric tonnes (MMT) in September 2024, according to the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. 
 
In its monthly summary for September 2024, the Ministry also said that the 20th Maritime States Development Council (MSDC) meeting held last month discussed the implementation of a State Ranking Framework and a Port Ranking System to foster healthy competition and drive performance improvements across India’s maritime sector. 
 
It highlighted that the movement of cargo on the National Waterways reached 56.57 MMT for the April-August 2024 period, registering 4.54% growth over the same period a year ago. The Ministry added that 3,39,768.74 MT of cargo moved on the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol route using Inland Water Transit & Trade Routes and National Waterway-1, as per a report.
 
Source: Exim News Service:  New Delhi, Oct. 21