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title: "India’s ports: cargo, coasts and the road to them · SSL"
description: "Map of India’s 12 Major Ports and Mundra by FY2024-25 cargo (853.6 million tonnes at Major Ports), and the ports SSL trucks serve."
url: https://safeandsecure.in/ports/
canonical: https://safeandsecure.in/ports/
updated: 2026-11-11
lang: en-IN
publisher: Safe & Secure Logistics Private Limited
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Ports atlas

# Every coast. The road to it.

Where India’s cargo meets the sea, and where our trucks meet the ports.

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Circles sized by FY2024-25 cargo. Highlighted: ports SSL trucks served in the last 12 months. India boundary per Survey of India (state layer: DataMeet, CC BY 4.0). Moving marks are illustrative.

- 853.6 MT cargo at Major Ports million tonnes · FY2024-25 · MoPSW
- 13.5 M containers (TEU) at Major Ports FY2024-25 · MoPSW
- 23% of it coastal cargo FY2024-25 · MoPSW
- 1,110 SSL truck hires to or from ports Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 · hire slips

By volume

## The league table

Cargo handled, FY2024-25 (million tonnes)

1. [Mundra · non-major](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/mundra/) 200.7 MT
2. [Paradip](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/paradip/) 150.4 MT
3. [Kandla](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/kandla/) 150.2 MT
4. [Nhava Sheva](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/nhava-sheva/) 92.1 MT
5. [Visakhapatnam](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/visakhapatnam/) 82.6 MT
6. [Mumbai](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/mumbai/) 68.6 MT
7. [Chennai](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/chennai/) 55 MT
8. [Ennore](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/kamarajar/) 48.4 MT
9. [Haldia](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/haldia/) 46.5 MT
10. [Mangaluru](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/new-mangalore/) 46 MT
11. [Tuticorin](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/tuticorin/) 41.7 MT
12. [Kochi](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/cochin/) 37.6 MT
13. [Mormugao](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/mormugao/) 18.1 MT
14. [Kolkata](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/kolkata/) 16.4 MT

Major Ports: MoPSW advance estimates. Mundra: operator-reported.

Major Ports: overseas vs coastal

- Overseas **657.8 MT** (77%)
- Coastal **195.8 MT** (23%)

What Major Ports handled (share of tonnes)

- Petroleum & crude **29.63%** (30%)
- Coal **21.83%** (22%)
- Containers **22.66%** (23%)
- Everything else **25.9%** (26%)

Proof, not promises

## Where our trucks meet the sea

SSL truck hires to or from each port, 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.

Container trailers and closed bodies between the dock gate and factories in Pithampur, Baddi, Pune, Sanand and beyond.

We book the ocean leg, handle forwarding and clear customs. See the [sea routes](https://safeandsecure.in/oceans/).

## Frequently asked questions

**Which Indian ports does Safe & Secure Logistics truck to and from?**

Our hire slips from Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 show 1,110 truck hires to or from Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Mumbai, Haldia, Kolkata. Most of them were at Nhava Sheva (JNPA).

**Does SSL book the ship?**

Yes. Our desk books the sea leg and arranges customs clearance, and SSL runs the road leg to and from the port.

**Which is India’s busiest port by cargo?**

Among the 12 Major Ports, Paradip handled 150.4 million tonnes in FY2024-25 (Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways). Mundra, a non-major port, reported 200.7 million tonnes.

**Can I get a price here?**

Prices are never published on the site. Send your lane on WhatsApp or the quote form and our desk confirms your price.

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
- [Maritime Gateway, reporting the port operator's FY2024-25 release](https://www.maritimegateway.com/mundra-port-handled-200-mn-mt-of-cargo-volume-in-2024-25/) · FY2024-25
- Safe & Secure Logistics hire slips (volumes only) · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

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Source: https://safeandsecure.in/ports/ (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/
