Economy

India maritime connectivity

India has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 383.1 in Q3 2026 (-3.8% year on year), ranking 9th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Nhava Sheva. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 20

LSCI index

383.1

−3.7%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

9th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

403.2

Q2 2025

Ports in the PLSCI

20

highest index: Nhava Sheva

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026383.1+0.6%month on month−5.2%year on year9th in the world

UNCTAD monthly LSCI since January 2023, on the same scale as the quarterly index.

Ports of India

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st21stNhava Sheva667.1−1.9%
2nd22ndMundra650.3−2.0%
3rd118thVizhinjam205.3+7.6%
4th156thChennai167.3−0.6%
5th162ndHazira164.4−10.8%
6th179thPipavav152+2.3%
7th187thKattupalli146.8−3.7%
8th199thVisakhapatnam135.2+2.5%
9th254thKolkata (Calcutta)97.3−10.9%
10th260thTuticorin95.8−1.3%
11th261stEnnore95.5+2.7%
12th271stCochin93.3−4.9%
13th303rdKandla77.2−15.4%
14th376thHaldia56.3+7.7%
15th421stMangalore46.3−20.7%
16th575thGangavaram25+3.1%
17th624thParadip20.8+9.1%
18th691stNew Mangalore16.1
19th750thMumbai12.70.0%
20th821stPort Blair10.70.0%

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