Amongst the locations selected for the FTWZs, except for Greater Noida, the remaining five are ports. This is expected to provide convenient and effective movement of goods through the sea, rail or road by offering the users of the FTWZ a superior infrastructure enabling efficiencies.

Greater Noida

• Dry port catering to the entire Northern and Western parts of the country

Kandla

• Port of Kandla serves as a gateway for the West and North of India.
  
  
• The hinterland of the port consists of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Gujarat and parts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

Mumbai

• Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) is 31st largest container terminal in the world serving almost 58% of the total container cargo handled by all major ports of India.
  
  
• Spread over 2500 hectares, JNPT is the major catalyst for the country's trade and commerce.

Cochin

• Located on the Willingdon Island and lies on the East West trade route.
  
  
• Closest port to the Grand Container Trunk Route for exploring the East West ocean trade.
  
  
• Hinterland of the port comprises of South West and South India, including Kerala and parts of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Ennore

• The first landlord port of the country with private players providing all port based activities.
  
  
• Port is spread over an area of 3500 acres.
  
  
• Originally perceived as a satellite port to the Chennai port, it is now positioned as an Energy Port with plans of LNG based power plant, Petrochemical Park and naphtha cracker plant coming up in the vicinity.
  
  
• Covers the trade mechanics of the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Pondicherry and Kerala.

Haldia

• Primarily to cater to increasing trade and act as catalyst for boosting industrial growth.
  
  
• First modern port project with capability to handle all types of cargo.
  
  
• Caters to the vast hinterland of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Orissa, Assam, Chattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh.