Logistics infrastructure in India
India — Ports
India has 49 seaports profiled from the NGA World Port Index — each with its harbour size, channel and anchorage depth, shelter and on-site cargo facilities, traced to the published register.
Container terminals are matched to their operators from the SMDG Terminal Code List — a UN/LOCODE child code list — and liner connectivity is set against UNCTAD's LSCI and port-level PLSCI. Search, sort or open any port for its sourced record.
49
Total
24
Very small
12
Small
5
Medium
4
Large
Container throughput
19,717,168 TEU
Liner connectivity (LSCI)
332.2
Container terminals
30
Maritime territory (EEZ)
1,659,500 km²
Most connected
- 1Mundra675.0
- 2Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Shiva)642.0
- 3Chennai (Madras)181.7
- 4Pipavav Bandar132.0
- 5Calcutta105.9
Most container terminals
Deepest channels
- 1Sikka23.2 m
- 2Vadinar Terminal23.2 m
- 3Gangavaram19.5 m
- 4Vishakhapatnam19 m
- 5Chennai (Madras)18.6 m
Best equipped
- 1Vishakhapatnam6 / 6
- 2Chennai (Madras)6 / 6
- 3Marmagao6 / 6
- 4Bedi6 / 6
- 5Kandla6 / 6
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| Port | Size | Type | Channel depth | Anchorage | Cargo pier depth | Shelter | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SikkaINSKK | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 23.2 m | 36 m | 6 m | Poor | Repairs |
| Vadinar TerminalINVAD | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 23.2 m | 17.1 m | 14 m | Poor | CranesRepairs |
| GangavaramINGGV | — | — | 19.5 m | 22 m | 19.5 m | — | — |
| VishakhapatnamINNRP | Medium | Coastal (Breakwater) | 19 m | 34 m | 16.5 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| Chennai (Madras)INMAA | Large | Coastal (Breakwater) | 18.6 m | 15.5 m | 15 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| DhamraINDMQ | — | — | 17 m | — | 19 m | — | — |
| Kamarajar PortINENR | Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 15.5 m | 15.5 m | 15 m | Poor | CranesRepairs |
| Karaikal PortINKRK | Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 15.5 m | 11 m | 14.5 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunker |
| MarmagaoINMRM | Medium | Coastal (Breakwater) | 14.4 m | 17.1 m | 14.5 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| BediINBED | Very Small | River (Natural) | 14 m | 14 m | — | Good | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| DahejINDAH | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 14 m | 18.6 m | 14 m | — | Repairs |
| KandlaINIXY | Small | River (Natural) | 14 m | 11 m | 16.2 m | Fair | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| Kochi (Cochin)INKOC | Medium | Coastal (Natural) | 14 m | 12.5 m | 15 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| Kattupalli PortINKRI | Large | — | 14 m | — | 18.7 m | — | — |
| MundraINMUN | Small | Open Roadstead | 14 m | 11 m | 17.5 m | — | RepairsBunker |
| New MangaloreINNML | Medium | Coastal (Breakwater) | 14 m | 17.1 m | 15 m | Fair | CranesRepairsBunker |
| NagappattinamINNPT | Small | Open Roadstead | 14 m | 14 m | 18 m | Poor | CranesRepairs |
| Pipavav BandarINPAV | Small | Coastal (Natural) | 14 m | 7.9 m | 14.5 m | Good | CranesBunkerDry dock |
| HaziraINHZA | Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 13 m | 11 m | 14.9 m | Poor | — |
| PorbandarINPBD | Very Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 12.5 m | 17 m | 8.5 m | Fair | RepairsBunkerDry dock |
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