The port-wise cargo handling capacity of Major Ports during 2020-21 is given as under:
| Name of Port | Capacity 2020-21 (In MTPA) |
| Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata | 90.77 |
| Paradip Port | 259.00 |
| Visakhapatnam Port | 134.18 |
| Kamarajar Port | 91.00 |
| Chennai Port | 135.00 |
| V.O. Chidambaranar Port | 111.46 |
| Cochin Port | 78.60 |
| New Mangalore Port | 104.73 |
| Mormugao Port | 63.40 |
| Mumbai Port | 84.00 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Port | 141.37 |
| Deendayal Port | 267.10 |
During 2020-21, the total capacity of Major Ports was 1560.61 MTPA which was adequate to handle the movement of cargo. The total traffic handled during 2020-21 was 672.68 MT.
Infrastructure development and capacity augmentation of Major Ports is a continuous process. It involves construction of new berths and terminals, mechanization of existing berths and terminals, capital dredging for deepening of drafts for attracting larger vessels, development of road and rail connectivity etc. The details of projects approved / awarded during 2020-21 are as under:-
| Name of Port | Nos. of project approved / awarded | Investment
(Rs. in crore) |
| Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata | 2 | 289.30 |
| Paradip Port | 1 | 3,004.63 |
| Kamarajar Port | 1 | 153.50 |
| V.O. Chidambaranar Port | 1 | 22.40 |
| Cochin Port | 3 | 31.35 |
| New Mangalore Port | 1 | 2.50 |
| Mormugao Port | 1 | 101.72 |
| Mumbai Port | 2 | 517.44 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Port | 1 | 58.00 |
| Deendayal Port | 2 | 86.10 |
This information was given by Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply in Lok Sabha
