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The cargo gateway.

India's 12 Major Ports and the largest state and private ports — FY 2024-25 cargo and container throughput, plus Sagarmala project status.

Key Takeaways
  • India's 12 Major Ports together handled 855 million tonnes of cargo in FY 2024-25 — an all-time high — and processed 12.1 million TEU of containers.
  • Deendayal is the largest Major Port by tonnage at 150.7 MT, while JNPA / Nhava Sheva dominates containers with 7.05 million TEU.
  • Mundra Port (Adani Ports & SEZ Ltd.) handled 200.7 MT in FY 2024-25 — single-handedly larger than every Major Port.
  • Sagarmala — MoPSW's coastal-economy flagship — has marquee projects across all four pillars adding up to ₹2.06 L Cr in approved or under-execution capital outlay.
Major Ports
855 MT

Total cargo at the 12 statutory Major Ports in FY 2024-25 — an all-time high. Per-port column sums to 854.1 MT after rounding.

Non-Major Ports (table)
665 MT

Combined cargo across the 23 largest state-administered and private commercial ports listed below — Mundra alone is 201 MT of that.

Sagarmala outlay
2.06 L Cr

Approved or under-execution cost across the 13 marquee Sagarmala projects on this page; the full programme portfolio is much larger.

Major Ports cargo over time

Year-on-year cargo growth

Vessel turnaround time by Major Port (FY 2024-25)

Average pre-berthing + at-berth turnaround in days, sorted fastest to slowest. Lower means ships sit at anchor for less time — a direct measure of port efficiency.

Annual dredging volume by Major Port (FY 2024-25)

Capital + maintenance dredging in million m³ — a proxy for the silt-management burden each port carries.

Data provenance

Snapshot
Major and non-major port traffic for FY 2024-25 (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025); Sagarmala status as on 30 Sept 2025
Coverage
12 statutory Major Ports, 23 of the largest non-major commercial ports, and 13 marquee Sagarmala projects
Limitations
Major-port figures are reconciled monthly by IPA; non-major figures rely on operator releases and state Maritime Board statistics, where reporting cadence varies. Captive port volumes (Sikka, Vadinar, Dharamtar) are estimates from operator filings.
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