Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Representative image — a terminal of this type, not a photograph of this port. Pexels.
About Chennai
Chennai is the main east coast gateway and serves Tamil Nadu's very large automotive and engineering base — a good deal of the vehicle and component traffic on this lane moves through it. The port sits inside the city, so gate congestion rather than berth availability is the usual constraint. It is the natural entry point for southern and eastern India.
First Base Freight handles both import and export cargo through Chennai — inbound from any country and outbound to any country. Indicative sea transit on our the UK lane is 22–28 days; transit on any other routing is confirmed at quote stage. For rates, container options and the wider India lane, including air freight and customs clearance, see the country page — or request a quote for this port.
Port information
Reference details for Chennai, which we serve for both imports and exports. The transit figure is indicative, measured on our the UK lane, and confirmed at booking — other routings are quoted individually.
- City
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Port code (UN/LOCODE)
- INMAA
- Port type
- Container terminal
- Indicative sea transit
- 22–28 days
What to know about Chennai
- Principal container gateway on India's east coast
- Serves Tamil Nadu's automotive and engineering industry
- Urban terminal — gate congestion is the usual constraint
- Natural entry point for southern and eastern India
Same country
Other ports in India
We also ship to 6 other ports in India.
- Nhava Sheva (JNPT)Navi Mumbai, MaharashtraContainer terminal22–28 days
- MundraMundra, GujaratContainer terminal22–28 days
- CochinKochi, KeralaContainer terminal20–26 days
- PipavavPipavav, GujaratContainer terminal22–28 days
- VisakhapatnamVisakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshContainer terminal23–29 days
- KattupalliKattupalli, Tamil NaduContainer terminal22–28 days
Moving cargo through Chennai? Get a quote.
Any country to any country, import or export — send us the origin, destination and cargo details and we'll come back with a competitive rate within one business day.