JNPA Emerges as India’s Top Container Port in 2025, Ranks 22nd Globally

The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) has emerged as the India’s best-performing container port in the Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2025. It is jointly published by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence. This time JNPA has improved the its global ranking to 22nd position and reaffirmed the leadership in the container handling efficiency.

JNPA Strengthens The Its Position Among Global Ports

The CPPI 2025 has recognized the JNPA as India’s highest-performing container port for another consecutive year.

Key Achievements of JNPA

• It ranked 22nd globally in CPPI 2025.
• Improved by the one position from the previous ranking.
• Recognized as among the world’s most improved ports over the last six years.
• Continues to lead the India’s container port ecosystem.

The achievement reflects the improvements in vessel turnaround time, cargo handling efficiency and operational performance.

Major Changes in the India’s Port Rankings

Several Indian ports have witnessed significant movement in the global rankings.

Rank of Top Indian Container Ports in CPPI 2025

• JNPA: 22nd Rank
• Pipavav Port: 28th Rank
• Mundra Port: 30th Rank
• Visakhapatnam Port: 104th Rank

Key Developments

• Pipavav has overtaken the Mundra to become the India’s highest-ranked private container port.
• Mundra has dropped five positions to the 30th rank.
• Visakhapatnam Port had witnessed the sharp decline of 34 places.

Why Is the Container Port Performance Index Important?

The Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) is jointly prepared by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The index evaluates ports based on to the,

• Vessel turnaround time.
• Port efficiency.
• Cargo handling speed.
• Operational performance.
• Supply chain effectiveness.

A higher ranking indicates the faster cargo movement and the better logistics performance and making ports more attractive for global trade.

Top 10 Ports in The Container Port Performance Index 2025

Rank	Port	Country/Territory
1	Fuzhou	China
2	Dalian	China
3	Salalah	Oman
4	Mawan	China
5	Chiwan	China
6	Tanger Med	Morocco
7	Ningbo	China
8	Hamad Port	Qatar
9	Hong Kong	Hong Kong SAR, China
10	Kobe	Japan