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Cargo volumes at India's ports are expected to quadruple by 2025
INDIA's top 12 ports are forecast to handle four times as much cargo within the next eight years, up from a combined 647 million tonnes in 2016 to 2.5 billion tonnes by 2025, according to a report by India's Associated Chambers of Commerce.
However, the report, 'Indian ports sector: Challenges of scale and efficient operations', highlights how meagre the nation's port volumes are at present - both overall and in terms of containers - when compared to its neighbour China.
India's total containerised cargo capacity of 8.75 million TEU at its 12 major ports is one-quarter of the throughput handled at the port of Shanghai for instance, reported Singapore's Splash 24/7. The 647 million tonnes of cargo handled in 2016 is also less than the Chinese port of Ningbo-Zhoushan's throughput.
The report calls for the rapid development of infrastructure at India's top ports and recommends that greater use is made of containerised freight as a mode of transport nationwide.
However, the report, 'Indian ports sector: Challenges of scale and efficient operations', highlights how meagre the nation's port volumes are at present - both overall and in terms of containers - when compared to its neighbour China.
India's total containerised cargo capacity of 8.75 million TEU at its 12 major ports is one-quarter of the throughput handled at the port of Shanghai for instance, reported Singapore's Splash 24/7. The 647 million tonnes of cargo handled in 2016 is also less than the Chinese port of Ningbo-Zhoushan's throughput.
The report calls for the rapid development of infrastructure at India's top ports and recommends that greater use is made of containerised freight as a mode of transport nationwide.
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