About OOCL India

India is one of the oldest civilizations in the world with a kaleidoscopic and rich cultural heritage. It is the largest democracy in the world and has achieved multifaceted socio-economic progress during the last 59 years of its Independence. India has become self-sufficient in agricultural production, and is now the tenth industrialized country in the world.

India covers an area of 32,87,263 square kilometers, extending from the snow-covered Himalayan heights to the tropical rain forests of the south. As the seventh largest country in the world, India stands apart from the rest of Asia, marked off as it is by mountains and the sea, which give the country a distinct geographical entity. The total length of the coastline of the mainland, Lakshadweep Islands, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is 7,516.6 km.

The climate of India can broadly be classified as a tropical monsoon one. But, in spite of much of the northern part of India lying beyond the tropical zone, the entire country has a tropical climate marked by relatively high temperatures and dry winters.

India has 12 major ports and 185 minor ports.  India is the fourth largest economy in the world, with US$ 3 trillion GDP in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) after the USA, China, and Japan. 

Container Traffic at Major Ports in India

(Measured in 1,000 TEUs)

Location Port	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Nhava Sheva	1,189	1,573	1,930	2,269	2,371
Mumbai	321	254	213	197	219
Chennai	352	344	425	539	617
Kolkata	138	98	106	123	159
Tuticorin	157	214	213	254	307
Kandla	91	126	157	170	181
Mangalore	2	4	6	7	9
Vishakhapatnam	20	22	22	20	45
Haldia	51	93	117	137	128
Paradip	-	-	2	4	2
Cochin	143	152	166	170	185
Mormugao	4	6	9	10	10
Mundra	-	-	19	178	220
TOTAL	2,468	2,886	3,385	4,098	4,453