Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Secretary Sudhansh Pant said that India's major ports handled the highest-ever cargo at 795 million metric tonne in 2022-23. Pant said the shipping ministry surpassed its FY23 asset monetisation target of about ₹3,700 crore, with transactions worth about ₹5,000 crore. India has 12 major ports, including Deendayal (Kandla), Mumbai and Jawaharlal Nehru Port.