Chennai Port achieves all-time high container volume a month before fiscal-end; also reaches 50 million tonnes

CHENNAI : Chennai Port has achieved an all-time high container volume by handling 1.66 million TEUs, on February 28, 2025, surpassing the previous record of 1.62 million TEUs during Financial Year 2018-19, a month before the end of the current fiscal.

Further, Chennai Port attained the 50 million tonne milestone on March 1, 2025.

Mr Sunil Paliwal, IAS, Chairperson, Chennai Port Authority, commended the efforts of the various contributors to these achievements. He acknowledged all the stakeholders, the terminal operators M/s Chennai Container Terminal Pvt. Ltd. and M/s Chennai International Terminal Pvt. Ltd., as well as the port officials who have been spearheading these milestones, said a release.