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PORTS IN INDIA
India → 7517 km coastline → 13 major ports → 200+ minor ports
➢ Major Port → administered directly by centre → major port authorities act 2021
provides for regulation
➢ Minor Port → under jurisdiction of state governments → Indian ports act 1908
governes it
MAJOR PORTS
Ports Location Key Details
Kandla Port Gujarat Deendayal port → protected natural harbor → tidal port → trade
free zone → biggest state owned cargo handler by volume
Mumbai Port Maharashtra Historic maritime hub → natural deep water harbor → easy access
trust
to shipping routes → Jawahar dweep port island here → busiest
JNPT Maharashtra Nhava Sheva Port → India’s largest artificial & container port →
Arabian sea → 1st major port to become a 100% landlord port
Mormugao port Goa On Zuari river’s estuary → natural harbor → Originally developed for iron
ore exports → 1st Indian port listed on the Environmental ship index
New Mangalore Karnataka Features deepest inner harbour on the west coast of India → only
port
major port in Karnataka → concerned with iron ore export
Cochin port Kerala Arabian sea → connecting the Indian ocean & Laccadive sea →
located b/w willingdon island & vallarpadam island →India’s
largest international container transshipment terminal
Chennai port Tamil Nadu 2nd largest container port in India → strengthens India’s position
in the Indo-pacific → largest port in Bay of Bengal
Kamarajar port Tamil Nadu Formerly Ennore port → India’s 1st corporatised major port → port
registered as a public company
Paradip port Odisha Deep water port → lies at Mahanadi-Bay of Bengal confluence
Visakhapatnam Andhra Positioned between chennai & kolkata port → natural harbor → 2nd
port Pradesh
largest in terms of cargo volume handled → deepest landlocked port
Tuticorin port Tamil Nadu V.O.Chidambaranar port → 3rd largest container terminal in India
→ 2nd largest port in Tamil nadu → man made harbor → pearl city
Kolkata port West Bengal Officially Syama Prasad Mookerjee port → riverine freshwater port
→ India’s oldest operating port → Diamond harbour → established
by British EIC → 2 dock systems - Haldia & Kolkata
Vadhavan port Maharashtra Proposed greenfield draft major port → key part of sagarmala →
comprise 9 major terminals → all weather all cargo satellite port
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PORTS IN INDIA
India → 7517 km coastline → 13 major ports → 200+ minor ports
➢ Major Port → administered directly by centre → major port authorities act 2021
provides for regulation
➢ Minor Port → under jurisdiction of state governments → Indian ports act 1908
governes it
MAJOR PORTS
Ports Location Key Details
Kandla Port Gujarat Deendayal port → protected natural harbor → tidal port → trade
free zone → biggest state owned cargo handler by volume
Mumbai Port Maharashtra Historic maritime hub → natural deep water harbor → easy access
trust
to shipping routes → Jawahar dweep port island here → busiest
JNPT Maharashtra Nhava Sheva Port → India’s largest artificial & container port →
Arabian sea → 1st major port to become a 100% landlord port
Mormugao port Goa On Zuari river’s estuary → natural harbor → Originally developed for iron
ore exports → 1st Indian port listed on the Environmental ship index
New Mangalore Karnataka Features deepest inner harbour on the west coast of India → only
port
major port in Karnataka → concerned with iron ore export
Cochin port Kerala Arabian sea → connecting the Indian ocean & Laccadive sea →
located b/w willingdon island & vallarpadam island →India’s
largest international container transshipment terminal
Chennai port Tamil Nadu 2nd largest container port in India → strengthens India’s position
in the Indo-pacific → largest port in Bay of Bengal
Kamarajar port Tamil Nadu Formerly Ennore port → India’s 1st corporatised major port → port
registered as a public company
Paradip port Odisha Deep water port → lies at Mahanadi-Bay of Bengal confluence
Visakhapatnam Andhra Positioned between chennai & kolkata port → natural harbor → 2nd
port Pradesh
largest in terms of cargo volume handled → deepest landlocked port
Tuticorin port Tamil Nadu V.O.Chidambaranar port → 3rd largest container terminal in India
→ 2nd largest port in Tamil nadu → man made harbor → pearl city
Kolkata port West Bengal Officially Syama Prasad Mookerjee port → riverine freshwater port
→ India’s oldest operating port → Diamond harbour → established
by British EIC → 2 dock systems - Haldia & Kolkata
Vadhavan port Maharashtra Proposed greenfield draft major port → key part of sagarmala →
comprise 9 major terminals → all weather all cargo satellite port
ToppersNotes / 9614-828-828 1
