Chennai

Chennai is a container port located in India, serving the South Asia region. As a node in the global maritime network, it connects local cargo flows to multilateral trade corridors and is reachable by carriers operating major Asia-Europe, transpacific and intra-regional services.

Cargo profile

Primary cargo: containerised goods. Major commodities handled include consumer electronics, finished textiles, pharmaceuticals, machinery components and processed foods. The port operates dedicated container terminals with quay cranes, RTGs and reefer plug capacity.

India connectivity

Indian exporters and importers can reach Chennai via direct or transhipment services from JNPA (Nhava Sheva), Mundra and Chennai. Common routings: feeder to Colombo / Singapore / Jebel Ali, then mainline service. Lead times vary 12–35 days depending on transhipment hub and final inland destination.