DP World Cochin handles over 800,000 TEUs in FY2025
With 640 vessel calls, DP World Cochin was one of the highest among South & East India terminals on vessel calls.;
DP World’s container terminal in Cochin has set an all-time high volume record in FY2024-25, handling 834,665 TEUs, registering around 11 percent year-on-year growth.
"The earlier record was 754,237 TEUs achieved in the previous financial year," says an official release.
"The transshipment volume also set a new record at 169,562 TEUS. Volume records were also set across various business segments including foreign exports, coastal exports, reefer volumes, and the highest single-vessel volume transaction."
DP World Cochin recorded one of the highest number of vessel calls per annum in South and East India at 640, reinforcing its role in regional trade and supply chain efficiency, the release added.
DP World Cochin has significantly expanded its capacity with infrastructure upgrades, including the introduction of new ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, electrified rubber-tyred gantry cranes (e-RTGs), and an expanded yard space —boosting the terminal’s total capacity to ~ 1.4 million TEUs, the release added.
"We had another successful year in our endeavour to become the most preferred gateway port for the South Indian market," says Praveen Joseph, CEO, DP World Ports & Terminals, Cochin. "Along with capacity expansion, we were able to bring in new solutions like the Free Trade Warehousing Zone to support the growth ambitions of the regional exim and coastal trade. We will continue to focus on ease of doing business, fast delivery times, high productivity and sustainability to benefit the trade. We appreciate the excellent support provided by the Cochin Port Authority in enabling us to reach new milestones."
Kerala’s first Free Trade Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) — India’s only such facility within a major port - handled 2,255 tonnes of cargo in FY2025, the release added.