Essar Ports posted a 73 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 68.5 crore for the first quarter ended June 30 on the back of higher traffic. Rajiv Agarwal, MD, Essar Ports Limited told NDTV Profit that their ports business is doing well post the de-merger. "We had a traffic growth of 13 per cent in this quarter. We expect strong growth for the whole year," he added.