NEW DELHI : Cargo traffic across 12 Major Ports in the country increased by 3.75 percent year-on-year in May to 72.04 million tonnes (MT) from 69.43 MT handled in the corresponding month of 2023 with nine such ports showing positive growth.

Visakhapatnam Port registered the maximum cargo growth in cargo handling at 22.05 percent during the reporting month followed by Chennai Port with 9.10 percent, Cochin Port with 7.78 percent and Mumbai Port with 5.89 percent, according to data released by the major ports’ apex body . . .