Shipping from/to India

Mumbai Port, India’s second oldest port, has been in operation since 1873. (Kolkata being the oldest). It is also India’s largest port in terms of area, with a 46.3-hectare site and a pier length of nearly 8,000 kilometers. One of the ideal places for an Indian seaport is Mumbai Port. Firstly, it is located on the west coast’s halfway point. Second, it has a 400-square-kilometer natural deep-water harbor sheltered on the east by the Konkan peninsula and on the west by the Mumbai island.

Mumbai is a multi-purpose port, meaning it can handle a wide variety of commodities. It has 32 berths and all berthing sites include refueling facilities. It has its own railway system, which is linked to the Central and Western Railways, two arms of the national railway network. The port also has excellent road access which makes ocean freight to Mumbai port a great option for companies.

Chennai Port, located in the southern metropolis of Chennai, is India’s third-oldest port. Although marine trading along its underdeveloped coastlines is reported to date back to the 1600s, it was founded in 1881. There are many sea freight forwarders in Chennai and as a result, this port is known as the “Gateway to South India,” is the largest port in the Bay of Bengal.

It has a cruise terminal with three docks and 24 berths. Chennai Port is also a popular tourist destination, with its lighthouses attracting a large number of people.

Paradip Port is Odisha’s sole significant port and a major departure point for the state’s exports, primarily coal. The port is located on India’s east coast, on the Bay of Bengal. Around it has grown a thriving port city. In recent years, Paradip has achieved a number of significant achievements.

Despite the fact that the era coincided with the terrible second wave of the Covid-19 epidemic, it soared through the ranks to become India’s top port in terms of cargo handled (25.73 MT) in April-June 2021.

Deendayal Port, formerly known as Kandla Port, is Gujarat’s next major port and India’s second busiest, located about 75 kilometers from Mundra. It is sheltered by a natural harbor and is located in Kandla Creek.

The Indian port of Kandla serves as a major link in the maritime network for boats entering India via the Arabian Sea. The port of Kandla, located in the Gulf of Kutch in the Gujarat Kutch province, has been in operation since the mid-1900s and was built to address the lack of marine harbors along the country’s western maritime route.

Mundra just surpassed Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port as India’s busiest container port, with 5.7 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) of cargo handled in 2020-21. Mundra is owned and operated by Adani Port and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ), Mudra Port, India’s largest private port, operates with 24 percent of the country’s port capacity, according to its own admission.

Mundra specializes in big and enormous cargo such as fertilizers, minerals, agricultural commodities, steel, and machinery, in addition to container transportation. It has ten berths for dry bulk, three berths for liquid bulk, and six berths for containerized cargo. The port also houses the world’s largest coal import facility, with a 40 million tonne yearly capacity.