According to the Ministry of Shipping, around 95 per cent of India's trading by volume and 70 per cent by value is done through maritime transport. India has 12 major and 187 non-major ports. Cargo traffic, which recorded 1,052 million metric tonnes (MMT) in 2015, is expected to reach 1,758 MMT by 2017. The Indian ports and shipping industry plays a vital role in sustaining growth in the country's trade and commerce. India is the sixteenth largest maritime country in the world, with a coastline of about 7,517 km.
Gujarat is home to many more "first of its kind" landmark developments in the ports and infrastructure sector in the country. However, when the term maritime hub is referred to, the only city in India that strikes attention is possibly Mumbai. The reason for this could probably be attributed to the fact that Mumbai is the commercial capital of India. Despite the fact that Gujarat handles far more cargo throughput than any other State in India.
