Share of container cargo to traffic handled by major ports highest in Dec

Increased containerisation demand lifts volumes

With demand for containerisation on a continuous rise, the share of container cargo to the total traffic handled by major ports has been the highest in December. 

As per the Indian Port Association (IPA) data, container cargo contribution to the total traffic handled grew 19.5 per cent in December from 18.7 per cent in October, which was also much higher from 17.5 per cent in December 2016. 

Container traffic by tonnage grew 17.4 per cent year-on-year (YoY) at Indian ports in December 2017. For the April-December 2017 period, container traffic grew 7.6 per cent YoY.

“In order to bring down