--- title: "Multimodal & coastal freight: One desk. Every mode. · SSL" description: "Multimodal and coastal freight from SSL: 195.8 MT of coastal cargo at Major Ports, 1,617 MT by rail, 145.5 MT on rivers (FY2024-25)." url: https://safeandsecure.in/modes/multimodal/ canonical: https://safeandsecure.in/modes/multimodal/ updated: 2026-11-11 lang: en-IN publisher: Safe & Secure Logistics Private Limited --- Mode · Multimodal & coastal # One desk. Every mode. Road, rail, river and sea stitched into one trip, with one number to call. [WhatsApp our desk](https://wa.me/917506245557?text=Hi%20SSL%2C%20I%20need%20a%20multimodal%20plan.%20From%3A%20___%20To%3A%20___%20Load%3A%20___) [Get a quote](https://safeandsecure.in/ship/quote/) Ports, top airports, freight corridors and rivers on one map. India boundary per Survey of India (state layer: DataMeet, CC BY 4.0). Moving marks are illustrative. - 195.8 MT coastal cargo at Major Ports FY2024-25 · MoPSW - 1,617 MT rail freight FY2024-25 · PIB - 145.5 MT river freight FY2024-25 · PIB - 35 multimodal logistics parks planned PIB How it moves ## Link by link 1. Road SSL 2. Rail Our desk 3. Coastal ship Our desk 4. River Our desk 5. Road SSL We run the road; our desk arranges the rest. Scale ## Million tonnes a year, by mode FY2024-25 (million tonnes). Road publishes no national tonnage; it carried 71% of freight in 2020 (NITI Aayog). 1. [Rail (originating loading)](https://safeandsecure.in/modes/rail/) 1,617.4 MT 2. [Major Ports (sea)](https://safeandsecure.in/modes/sea/) 853.6 MT 3. [National Waterways](https://safeandsecure.in/modes/waterways/) 145.5 MT 4. [Airports (air cargo)](https://safeandsecure.in/modes/air/) 3.7 MT PIB (Railways), MoPSW (ports), PIB (waterways), AAI (air). 35 multimodal logistics parks are planned under Bharatmala (PIB: MoRTH Year End Review 2025). Go deeper ## The atlas behind this mode - [Road Trucks and branches](https://safeandsecure.in/modes/road/) - [Rail Trucks and rail](https://safeandsecure.in/modes/rail/) - [Sea Ports and oceans](https://safeandsecure.in/modes/sea/) - [Waterways Rivers](https://safeandsecure.in/modes/waterways/) - [Air Airports](https://safeandsecure.in/modes/air/) ## Frequently asked questions **What is coastal shipping?** Moving cargo between Indian ports by sea instead of by road. Major Ports handled 195.8 MT of coastal cargo in FY2024-25 (MoPSW). **Who is responsible end to end?** You deal with one SSL desk. We run the road legs; the other legs are delivered we coordinate and follow up. Sources - [Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways: 'Cargo handling status for Major Ports during March 2025', Table-1 (PDMP advance estimates for April-March 2024-25; 2023-24 provisional)](https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Report%20Monthly%20Major%20Port%20March%202025.pdf) · FY2024-25 - [PIB: Ministry of Railways, 1 Apr 2025](https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2117417) · FY2024-25 - [PIB: Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, 15 Apr 2025](https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2121940) · FY2024-25 - [Airports Authority of India: Traffic News, March 2026, Annexure IV (freight, cumulative April-March)](https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k26Annex4.pdf) · FY2024-25 and FY2025-26 - [PIB: MoRTH Year End Review 2025](https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2209837®=3&lang=2) · 2025 One call. Every mode. Our desk replies on WhatsApp and confirms your price, which we never publish. [WhatsApp our desk](https://wa.me/917506245557?text=Hi%20SSL%2C%20I%20need%20a%20multimodal%20plan.%20From%3A%20___%20To%3A%20___%20Load%3A%20___) [Get a quote](https://safeandsecure.in/ship/quote/) --- Source: https://safeandsecure.in/modes/multimodal/ (the HTML page is the record; this markdown twin was generated from it on 2026-11-11). Publisher: Safe & Secure Logistics Private Limited, https://safeandsecure.in/. Figures and their periods: https://safeandsecure.in/facts/