JNPA Ranked India’s Best Container Port in CPPI 2025

The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) has emerged as India's best-performing container port in the Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2025.

It has been jointly released by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence. This edition of the Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) marks the sixth consecutive year of its publication.

This time, JNPA improved its global ranking to secure the 22nd position, reaffirming its leadership in container handling capabilities.

The CPPI 2025 has once again recognized JNPA as India's best-performing container port.

World Bank Container Port Performance Index 2025: Ranking of India's Top Ports

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority: 22nd position

Pipavav Port: 28th position

Mundra Port: 30th position

Kandla: 82nd position

Kamarajar: 85th position

Visakhapatnam Port: 104th position

Pipavav has surpassed Mundra to become India's highest-ranked private container port.

Mundra has dropped five places to the 30th position.

Visakhapatnam Port witnessed a significant decline of 34 places in its ranking. 

World Bank Container Port Performance Index 2025: Top 10 Ports

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

The ports that showed the most improvement between 2020 and 2025 were Port Elizabeth, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Posorja, Gothenburg, and Muhammad Bin Qasim.

The ports showing the most improvement in 2025 compared to 2024 are Durban, Freeport, Coega (Ngqura) Port, Cristobal, and Manzanillo (Mexico).

World Bank Container Port Performance Index 2025

The World Bank launched the CPPI in 2020–2021 to create an objective metric for measuring port efficiency.

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

This index evaluates ports based on criteria such as vessel turnaround time, port capacity, cargo handling speed, operational performance, and supply chain effectiveness.

A high ranking signifies faster cargo movement and superior logistics performance, making the ports more attractive for global trade.

World Bank

The World Bank is an international institution dedicated to providing financing, advice, and research to assist developing countries in their economic progress.

The World Bank was established in 1944 through the Bretton Woods Agreement, reached with the support of the United Nations during the final stages of World War II. The World Bank is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Cooperation between the World Bank and India dates back to the establishment of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development in 1944.

India received its first loan of US$34 million from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development in November 1948 for railway rehabilitation.