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Visakhapatnam Port handles 50 million tonnes of cargo in 196 days in financial year 2026–27

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Visakhapatnam Port handles 50 million tonnes of cargo in 196 days in financial year 2026–27 — Photo credit: The Hindu

Visakhapatnam Port handled 50 million tonnes of cargo in 196 days in the financial year 2026–27. File — Photo credit: The Hindu

Visakhapatnam Port handled 50 million tonnes of cargo in 196 days in the financial year 2026–27. File | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak

The Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) handled 50 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo in a record 196 days in the financial year 2026–27, reaching the milestone on Tuesday (October 13, 2026).

Official figures released by the port authority showed that cumulative cargo throughput reached 50,007,081 tonnes on Tuesday. The port took 213 days to achieve the same milestone in 2025–26, on October 30, 2025, and 224 days in 2024–25, on November 10, 2024. This year’s figure represents a reduction of 17 days and 28 days, respectively.

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