The data show that the overall growth in major port traffic was supported by higher container, POL, iron ore and coal volumes, even as two ports —- Chennai and Paradip —- recorded lower throughput, according to the data: इस घटनाक्रम पर आधिकारिक अपडेट दर्ज किया गया है। The data show that the overall growth in major port traffic was supported by higher container, POL, iron ore and coal volumes, even as two ports — Chennai and Paradip — recorded lower throughput, according to the data.

## बाजार और अर्थव्यवस्था: क्या हुआ बड़ा बदलाव?

The data show that the overall growth in major port traffic was supported by higher container, POL, iron ore and coal volumes, even as two ports —- Chennai and Paradip —- recorded lower throughput, according to the data

The data show that the overall growth in major port traffic was supported by higher container, POL, iron ore and coal volumes, even as two ports — Chennai and Paradip — recorded lower throughput, according to the data.

Sources note that the 8 per cent growth was quite healthy given the geo-political issues.

Among the major ports, Deendayal Port in Gujarat (formerly Kandla port) recorded the highest traffic with a 42.97 per cent increase in petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL) handling. It also recorded the highest growth at 26.85 per cent.

Paradip port in the East Coast came second but registered a 1.06 per cent drop to 75.96 million tonnes due to lower POL handling. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) was third thanks to increased container handling.

## प्रमुख वित्तीय आंकड़े और कंपनियों का रुख

• The data show that the overall growth in major port traffic was supported by higher container, POL, iron ore and coal volumes, even as two ports —- Chennai and Paradip —- recorded lower throughput, according to the data • The data show that the overall growth in major port traffic was supported by higher container, POL, iron ore and coal volumes, even as two ports — Chennai and Paradip — recorded lower throughput, according to the data. • Sources note that the 8 per cent growth was quite healthy given the geo-political issues. • Among the major ports, Deendayal Port in Gujarat (formerly Kandla port) recorded the highest traffic with a 42.97 per cent increase in petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL) handling. It also recorded the highest growth at 26.85 per cent. • Paradip port in the East Coast came second but registered a 1.06 per cent drop to 75.96 million tonnes due to lower POL handling. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) was third thanks to increased container handling. • Chennai Port reported a decline of 4 per cent due to lower POL handling. However, in all other categories, including containers, the port reported an increase. • Across commodities, containerised cargo emerged as a key growth driver. • Container tonnage handled by major ports increased 8.21 per cent to 112.90 million tonnes from 104.34 million tonnes. Container traffic in TEUs rose 12.22 per cent to 8.17 million TEUs. • Iron ore traffic increased 7.25 per cent to 25.24 million tonnes, while POL traffic grew 6.31 per cent to 140.97 million tonnes. Coal traffic increased 5.78 per cent to 67.99 million tonnes. • Interestingly, fertilizer traffic was the only major commodity segment to register a sharp decline, falling 26.89 per cent to 4 million tonnes.

## निवेशकों और उपभोक्ताओं के लिए जरूरी बातें

Chennai Port reported a decline of 4 per cent due to lower POL handling. However, in all other categories, including containers, the port reported an increase.

Across commodities, containerised cargo emerged as a key growth driver.

Container tonnage handled by major ports increased 8.21 per cent to 112.90 million tonnes from 104.34 million tonnes. Container traffic in TEUs rose 12.22 per cent to 8.17 million TEUs.

Iron ore traffic increased 7.25 per cent to 25.24 million tonnes, while POL traffic grew 6.31 per cent to 140.97 million tonnes. Coal traffic increased 5.78 per cent to 67.99 million tonnes.

Interestingly, fertilizer traffic was the only major commodity segment to register a sharp decline, falling 26.89 per cent to 4 million tonnes.

Jagannarayan Padmanabhan, Senior Director and Global Head-Consulting, Crisil Intelligence, said the 8 per cent growth in major-port traffic in H1 FY27 is encouraging and points to resilient trade activity. “However, the composition of growth is important: it is being driven disproportionately by Deendayal’s surge in POL and JNPA’s strong container volumes, while some traditional bulk cargo segments remain subdued. This suggests that port traffic is healthy, but the recovery is still uneven across cargo segments and gateways,” he said.

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