Kandla Port:

• Focus: Petroleum products, chemicals, iron ore, grains.
• Privately Held By: Government-owned
• Largest port in terms of cargo volume in India.

Mundra Port:

• Focus: Container cargo, bulk cargo, liquid cargo.
• Industries Served: Petrochemicals, automobiles, agriculture.
• Privately Held By: Adani Ports and SEZ Limited.

Navlakhi Port:

• Focus: Coal, salt, fertiliser, cement.
• Privately Held By: Gujarat Maritime Board.

Magdalla Port:

• Focus: Bulk cargo, liquid cargo, petroleum products.
• Privately Held By: Essar Ports Limited.

Port of Hazira:

• Focus: LNG terminal, petrochemical complex.
• Privately Held By: Adani Hazira Port Pvt Ltd.

Mumbai Port:

• Focus: Containers, general cargo, liquid cargo.
• Privately Held By: Government-owned.
• One of the oldest ports in India, operational since 1873.

Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva):

• Focus: Containerized cargo, bulk cargo, liquid cargo.
• Privately Held By : Government-owned.

Visakhapatnam Port:

• Focus: Iron ore, coal, fertilisers, petroleum products, steel products.
• Privately Held By: Government-owned

Gangavaram Port:

• Focus: Coal, iron ore, fertilisers, agricultural products.
• Privately Held By: Gangavaram Port Limited.

Krishnapatnam Port:

• Focus: Coal, iron ore, granite, container cargo.
• Privately Held By: Adani Ports and SEZ Limited.

Kakinada Port:

• Focus: Fertilisers, edible oil, chemicals, container cargo.
• Privately Held By: Kakinada Seaports Limited.

Mormugao Port:

• Focus: Iron ore exports, coal, general cargo.
• Privately Held By: Not applicable (Government-owned).

New Mangalore Port:

• Focus: Crude oil, petroleum products, containerized cargo.
• Privately Held By: Not applicable (Government-owned).

Chennai Port:

• Focus: Containerized cargo, automobiles, general cargo.
• Privately Held By: Government-owned

Port of Ennore:

• Focus: Coal, iron ore, petroleum products.
• Privately Held By: Kamarajar Port Limited (Government-owned but corporatized).

Port of Tuticorin (V.O. Chidambaranar Port):

• Focus: Containerized cargo, coal, fertilisers.
• Privately Held By: Government-owned

Karaikal Port:

• Focus: Coal, fertilisers, petroleum products.
• Privately Held By: Karaikal Port Private Limited.

Paradip Port:

• Focus: Iron ore exports, coal, crude oil, fertilisers.
• Privately Held By: Not applicable (Government-owned).

Port of Dhamra:

• Focus: Bulk cargo like coal, iron ore, limestone.
• Privately Held By: Adani Ports and SEZ Limited.

Kolkata Port:

• Focus: Iron ore, jute, tea, textiles.
• Fun Fact: Major riverine port on the Hooghly River.
• Privately Held By: Not applicable (Government-owned).

Haldia Port:

• Focus: Petroleum products, chemicals, coal.
• Privately Held By: Not applicable (Government-owned).