9 Indian ports number among top 100 in World Banks index

Nine of Indian ports have found their position among top 100 global ports ranked by World Bank Container Port Performance Index in 2023. Visakhapatnam Port occupies 19^th position, making its way in the top 20 list. Adani Mundra ranked 27. These ports have come up a long way from Visakhapatnam’s 115^th rank and Mundra’s 48^th position in the 2022 year ranking of the World Bank. Visakhapatnam Port made to the top 20 by demonstrating 27.5 moves per crane hour, turnaround time of 21.4 hours and lowest berth idle time. Other ports featuring in the top 100 are Pipavav Port at 41^st position, Kamarajar Port at 47^th rank, Cochin port at 63^rd place, Hazira on 68^th number, Krishnapatnam Port on 71^st position, Chennai on 80 and JNPA at 96^th place.