India’s major ports register 4.35% rise in cargo handling to 854.93 mt in FY25

India reported a 4.35% rise in traffic handled at Major ports to 854.93 million tonnes (mt) during fiscal 2024-25. Major ports are administered by the central government, and they collectively control around 55% of India’s export import cargo handling capacity.

Gujarat’s Deendayal Port Authority was the best performer amongst all Major ports with cargo handling growing significantly by 13.44% and crossing 150 mt - its highest-ever, during the year under review. Traffic handled at Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) rose 7.34% to 92.12 mt in FY25, up from 85.82 mt a year ago, officials told ET.

JPNA’s container handling capacity rose to touch 10 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) during the year. TEU is a standard unit of measurement for containerized cargo. The port handled 7.301 million TEUs containers during FY25, 13.55% more than FY24.


Odisha’s Paradip Port Authority also handled over 150 mt cargo during the fiscal 2024-25, 3.45% up from 145.38 mt in the previous year. The Paradip Port retained its position as the port where more cargo is handled in a year.

Relatively muted traffic growth at 0.78% was registered at the V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority, reaching 41.72 mt in FY25. The Vishakhapatnam Port also reported a 1.89% growth to reach 82.62 mt in the year under review.

A decline in cargo handling was registered at Goa’s Mormugao Port Authority where cargo handling fell steeply by 12.13% year-on-year to 18.13 mt in fiscal 2024-25. Kolkata’s Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port also reported a 3.75% annual dip to 63.95 mt in the year under review.