Five Years of Sustained Growth Reinforce Paradip Port’s Position as a Leading Maritime Gateway on India’s East Coast
PARADIP: Paradip Port Authority (PPA) has achieved a significant milestone in India’s maritime sector by registering five consecutive years of growth in cargo handling, culminating in its highest-ever annual cargo throughput of 156.45 million tonnes (MMT) in FY 2025–26.
The port’s consistent growth trajectory reflects its strengthening operational capabilities, expanding cargo-handling capacity and sustained efforts towards enhancing efficiency across its maritime and logistics operations.
Paradip Port handled 116.13 MMT of cargo in FY 2021–22. Over the subsequent five financial years, the port maintained an upward growth trajectory, reaching 156.45 MMT in FY 2025–26. This represents an impressive increase of 40.32 MMT, or approximately 34.7%, over the five-year period.
The achievement marks another important chapter in Paradip Port’s growth story and reinforces its position as one of India’s major cargo-handling ports and a strategically important maritime gateway on the eastern coastline.
The sustained performance reflects the collective contribution of the port’s workforce, terminal operators, trade partners, shipping lines and other stakeholders. Their continued cooperation, coupled with the Port Authority’s focus on operational excellence and infrastructure development, has played an important role in strengthening the port’s cargo-handling performance.
As India’s maritime sector continues to expand under the vision of a globally competitive and efficient logistics ecosystem, Paradip Port’s consistent growth underscores the increasing importance of eastern India’s maritime infrastructure in supporting domestic industries, international trade and the country’s economic development.
With five successive years of cargo growth and a record annual throughput of 156.45 MMT, Paradip Port Authority has further strengthened its position in India’s maritime growth story, setting a strong foundation for its next phase of expansion and operational excellence.
