PPA recorded cargo throughput of 145.38 mmt during FY24

Paradip Port Authority (PPA) recorded a cargo throughput of 145.38 million metric tonnes (mmt) during FY24, an increase of 7.4 per cent year-on-year (YoY). The port witnessed the highest ever coastal shipping traffic of 59.19 mmt, with a growth of 1.30 per cent over the previous year. The thermal coal coastal shipping has reached 43.97 mmt i.e. 4.02 per cent over the previous year’s cargo handling. The increased performance in cargo handling has been driven by various factors, including an improved system of operation at a mechanised coal hand plant to reduce idle time between rake unloading. Moreover, the port handled 21,665 number of rakes and 2,710 ships during FY24.