India · IN MAAPort of Chennai: RoRo and Vehicle Terminals
The Chennai Port Authority reports handling 183,069 cars in a year and describes Chennai as the largest automobile-exporting port in the Bay of Bengal. RO-RO is part of the port's cargo profile, and it has a RoRo terminal for car loading.
RoRo and vehicle terminals
Last checked 2026-09-30
Chennai Port RoRo terminal
Operated by Chennai Port Authority
Chennai Port Authority: home page (checked 2026-09-30)
Port facts
- UN/LOCODE
- IN MAA
- Coordinates
- 13.1000° N, 80.3000° E
- Harbour size
- Large
- Harbour type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Channel depth
- 18.6 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 15 m
- Max vessel length
- 336.7 m
- Max vessel beam
- 60 m
- Max vessel draft
- 16.5 m
Nearest RoRo ports
- Kamarajar Port10 nm
- Hambantota422 nm
- Pipavav688 nm
- Mongla773 nm
- Mundra836 nm
Straight-line distance, not a sailing route.
Sources
- Chennai Port Authority: home page (checked 2026-09-30)
- World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150), public domain (checked 2026-09-25)