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title: "Sea freight: The road to the sea. · SSL"
description: "Sea freight from India: 853.6 MT at Major Ports in FY2024-25; 1,110 SSL truck hires to and from ports in 12 months; 7 routes mapped."
url: https://safeandsecure.in/modes/sea/
canonical: https://safeandsecure.in/modes/sea/
updated: 2026-11-11
lang: en-IN
publisher: Safe & Secure Logistics Private Limited
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Mode · Sea

# The road to the sea.

Our trucks at the port gate; the ocean leg booked by our desk.

[WhatsApp our desk](https://wa.me/917506245557?text=Hi%20SSL%2C%20I%20need%20a%20sea%20shipment.%20From%3A%20___%20To%20port%2Fcountry%3A%20___%20Container%3A%20___) [Get a quote](https://safeandsecure.in/ship/quote/)

Sea routes from India. Map: Natural Earth, India point of view. Route shapes and ships are illustrative, not to scale.

- 853.6 MT cargo at Major Ports FY2024-25 · MoPSW
- 13.5 M containers (TEU) FY2024-25 · MoPSW
- 1,110 SSL truck hires to or from ports Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
- 7 sea routes mapped

How it moves

## Link by link

1. Factory SSL
2. Container trailer SSL
3. Port & customs Our desk
4. Ocean Our desk
5. Consignee Our desk

Our desk clears customs and books the ocean leg.

Where the boxes land

## FCL or LCL?

**FCL** Full container: one shipper, one box, sealed at your door.

**LCL** Less than container: your cartons share a box with others.

SSL truck hires to or from ports, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

1. [Mundra](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/mundra/) 85 hires
2. [Nhava Sheva](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/nhava-sheva/) 652 hires
3. [Mumbai](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/mumbai/) 130 hires
4. [Haldia](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/haldia/) 240 hires
5. [Kolkata](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/kolkata/) 3 hires

SSL hire slips, volumes only.

Coastal shipping: 195.8 MT moved coast-to-coast through Major Ports in FY2024-25, 23% of their cargo. [All ports →](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/) · [Sea routes →](https://safeandsecure.in/oceans/)

Go deeper

## The atlas behind this mode

- [Ports All Major Ports + Mundra](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/)
- [Nhava Sheva Where most of our port trucks go](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/nhava-sheva/)
- [Oceans Seven routes, days on the water](https://safeandsecure.in/oceans/)
- [Country guides India to the world](https://safeandsecure.in/global/)

## Frequently asked questions

**Do I need FCL or LCL?**

A full container (FCL) if you fill most of a 20 ft or 40 ft box; less-than-container (LCL) if you ship a few cartons or pallets.

**Which ports do your trucks serve?**

Mostly Nhava Sheva, then Haldia, Mumbai and Mundra. That is 1,110 hires in 12 months.

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
- Safe & Secure Logistics hire slips (volumes only) · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Send your box our way.

Our desk replies on WhatsApp and confirms your price, which we never publish.

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Source: https://safeandsecure.in/modes/sea/ (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/