Parliament Question: Development of Trans-Shipment Ports

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2395 ANSWERED ON 13.02.2026 DEVELOPMENT OF TRANS-SHIPMENT PORTS

2395. SMT. D. K. ARUNA:

SHRI RAJESH NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA:

SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS be pleased to state: प(cid:517)न,पोत प(cid:303)रवहन और जलमाग(cid:330) मं(cid:361)ी

(a) the number of under-developed trans-shipment ports identified in the country;

(b) the number of projects approved or under implementation to reduce dependence on foreign trans-shipment hubs;

(c) whether the Government has data on changes in coastal shipping volumes and cost efficiencies achieved following policy support for coastal and short-sea shipping; and

(d) if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a) & (b) Two

(c) & (d) Yes, Sir. The coastal shipping volume at Indian ports has shown an increase over the past few years, rising from 228 million metric tons (MMT) in 2020-21 to 336 MMT in 2024-25, reflecting growing maritime trade and the increasing importance of coastal shipping in India’s logistics and transport sector.

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