Major and minor ports in India
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Major and minor ports in India
The number of Major and minor ports in India –India has a total 13 major ports and 200 plus notified minor and intermediate ports.
Major Ports-13 major ports in India are
Major Eastern & Western coast ports
| Kolkata Port (Syama Prasad mookerjee port trust) | West Bengal | Only riverine major port in India,located in the bank of river hoogly.The port has twin dock systems On the Eastern Bank – Kolkata Dock System (KDS) & On the Western Bank- Haldia Dock Complex (HDC). |
| Paradip Port | Odisha | Located in paradip port ,in eastern part of Odisha.First major port on East Coast and handles coal |
| New Mangalore Port Trust | Karnataka | Located at Panambur in Karnataka. Exports- Iron ore Imports-Petroleum products, fertilizer, edible oils, etc |
| Vishakhapatnam Port | Andhra Pradesh | Also known as vizag port,major bulk cargo is handled from this east coast port It is also India’s deepest landlocked port crude oil and petroleum products are main products to be handled from here. |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT Port) | Maharashtra (Best Global Port in India) | JNPT or Nhava Sheva port handling around half of containers of all major ports JNPT is the largest container port in India.It is the Best Global Port in India.The port is equipped with all modern facilities. |
| Mumbai Port | Maharashtra | It is the oldest and biggest ports of India.It Handles maximum traffic including mineral oil and dry cargo. |
| Kandla Port | Gujrat | Tidal port and a free trade zone Edible oil,crude oil, petroleum products,salt, cotton,food grains. |
| Kochi Port Trust | Kerala | The port is called natural gateway and is a natural harbour. Exports -Tea, coffee and spices Imports -Petroleum oil and fertilizers |
| Chennai Port Trust | Tamil Nadu | Largest port in the ECI(East coast of India) and second largest port of India. Second largest port Oldest artificial harbor on the ECI Fertilizers,iron ore,petroleum products, crude oil, etc. |
| Tuticorin Port | Tamil Nadu | Port renamed as -V.O.Chidambaranar Port.Liner trade direct from Tuticorin to USA.Petroleum products, dry cargo,salt, edible oil. |
| Ennore Port | Tamil Nadu | First corporate port of India |
| Port Blair Port | Andaman Island | Port Blair is the 13th and youngest major port of India.The port is closer to Saudi-Singapore and US-Singapore. |
| Mormugao Port | Goa | Leading in exporting iron ore from India. Ranks fifth in terms of total traffic handled. |
Major and minor ports in India
Minor ports in India
| Tamil Nadu | Andhra Pradesh | Orrisa | West Bengal | Kerala |
| Cuddalore Colachel Ennore Kanyakumari Kattupalli Kudankulam Manappad Nagapattinam Pamban PY-3 Punnakayal Rameswaram Thirkkadaiyur Thiruchopuram Valinokkam | Bhavanapadu Bheemunipatnam Calingapatnam Gangavaram Kakinada Krishnapatnam Machilipatnam Mutyalammapalem Narsapur Nizampatnam Ravva Vadarevu | Behrabalpur Gopalpur | Kulpi | Alappuzha Azhikkal Kannur Kasargode Kodungallore Kozhikode Kovalam Neendatkara Ponnani Quilon Thalassery Thiruvananthapuram Vadakara |
| Karnataka | Goa | Maharashtra | Gujrat | |
| Bhatkal Belekeri Hangarkatta Honavar Karwar Kundapur Mangalore Malpe Padubidri Tadri | Betul Chapora Panaji Tiracol Talpona | Arnala Alibag Achara Bassein Bhiwandi Bankot Bandra Borya Borli Dahanu Datiware Dharamatar Dabhol Deogad Dighi Jaitapur Jaigad Kiranpani Karanja Kalyan Kelshi Kellwa-Mahim Kumbharu Murud-Janjira Manori More Malvan Mandwa Mandad Nandgaon Niwti Nawapur Panvel Palshet Purnagad Rewas Revdanda Rajpuri Ratnagiri Redi Shriwardhan Satpati Tarapur Thane Thal Trombay Tiwri-Varoda Uttan Ulwa-Belapur Vijaydurg Vengurla Versova | Bhavnagar Bedi Bharuch Beyt Bhagwa Billimora Dahej Ghogha GPPL Jafarabad Jakhau Jodia Kotda Khambhat Kolak Koteshwar Mandvi Mangrol Madhwad Mundra Mahuva Maroli Mul-Dwarka Magdalla Navlakhi Navanandar Onjal Okha Pindhara Porbandar Rupen Rajpara Salaya Sikka Talaja Umarsadi Umergaon Vansi-Borsi Valsad Veraval |
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Major and minor ports in India
Kandla Port,Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai Port ,Mormugao Port , New Mangalore Port, Chennai Port, Tuticorin port, Ennore Port, and Port Blair Port.
Haldia Port, Kolkata Port, Paradip Port, Vishakhapatnam Port, Cochin Port,
Western coast ports
Western coast
Mumbai, JNPT, Kandla, Manglore, Cochin and Mormugao
Eastern coast ports
East Coast
Kolkata, Vishakhapatnam, Paradeep, Chennai, Tuticorin and Ennore
Andaman and Nicobar island port
Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Port Blair
The oldest port in India
The port of Kolkata was established in 1870 and was under the authority of Port Commissioners, that later turned Port Trust.
Difference between major and minor ports in India
Difference between major and minor ports in india is on the basis of administrative importance.
Major Ports -Union Shipping Ministry administered ports are called major ports
Minor Ports – are those port which are managed by other relevant departments.
| Major Port | Minor Port |
| 13 Major port | 200+ Minor ports |
| Managed by union shipping ministry and port trust | Managed by state government |
| International trade | Coastal and fishing trade |
| JNPT,Mumbai port,Haldia,Coachin Port etc | Sikka,Mundra,Mul-Dwarka,Kulpi,Alibag etc |
| Traffic more than 10 lakh | Traffic less than 10 lakh |
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| State | |
| Gujrat | Deendaayl port Trust |
| Maharashtra | JNPT |
| Goa | Mormuga port |
| Karnataka | New Mangalore port |
| Kerala | Kochi port |
| West Bengal | Syama Prasad mookerjee port |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vishakha patnam port |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai port |
| Tamil Nadu | VO Chidambaranar port |
| Maharashtra | Nhava Shiva port |
| Odisha | Paradip port |
| Gujarat | Kandla port |
| West Bengal | Kolkata haldia port |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai port |
What is Sagar mala project?
Sagarmala is a project of Indian government ,through which the government has planned to modernize Indian ports
To read more visit www.sagarmala.gov.in
Private ports in India
India has 13 Major Ports and approximately200 Minor Ports situated in nine different States.
Ennore, a port in Tamil Nadu is known as satellite port of Chennai ,it has been corporatized and incorporated in 1999 under the Companies Act of1956.
2/3 shares of the port are owned by the Government of India, 1/3 by the Chennai Port Trust.
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) is considered as trust ports under the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, operating as (semi) autonomous bodies under the administrative control of the Ministry of Shipping.
The following ports are Corporatized as Major Ports:
Visakhapatnam, Ennore ,Kolkata, Paradip
JNPT,Chennai, Tuticorin, Cochin,Mormugao,New Mangalore, Mumbai, Kandla and Port Blair.
Major Ports are included in the Union list of the Indian Constitution
Major Port is declared as major port by the central government by notification in the Official Gazette.
The Minor Ports are under the jurisdiction of the Governments of the various maritime states (Pondichierry, Kerala, Karnataka, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat as well as Lakshadweep Islands and Andaman and Nicobar Islands).
Traffic handle by Ports
Major Ports 65% of the total cargo traffic.
Minor Ports for 35% of the traffic.
Management of Major Ports
Under the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963
Board of Trustees governs the port and are nominated by the Central Government.
(a) Chairperson (Central Government does appointment)
(b) Deputy Chairperson (On Central Government Recommendation)
Largest port in Arabian Sea
Nhava sheva port
Largest port in Bay of Bengal
Chennai port
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Port in Gujrat
Major seaport of west coast, Kandla port is the first SEZ (special economic zone) in India and in Asia.
Location- Gulf of Kutch near the Gandhidham city in Kutch District of Gujarat.
Major imports -petroleum, chemicals and iron also export grains, salt and textiles.
Kandla port -highest traffic volume and earning capacity
Mundra Port -India’s largest private port in Gujrat.
Nhava Sheva – Maharashtra
Nhava Sheva port or JNPT port(Jawaharlal Nehru Port) is the largest container port in India
Location- Mainland of Konkan area ,Navi Mumbai Maharashtra.
JNPT handle a large volume of international & domestic container and cargo traffic.
Exports- Meat, textiles, carpets
Imports Vegetable oil,machinery and chemicals.
Mumbai Port
Location- Mainland of west Mumbai it is also natural deep-water harbor.
It is the largest port in India
handles traffic with its 4 jetties for
Liquid chemicals
petroleum products
Crude oil.
Marmagao Port – Goa
Location-Located in South Goa.
Exports-Iron ore (leading raw material and iron ores exporter in India)
Panambur Port – Karnataka
Location- Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka
Panambur port – also known as New Mangalore Port
One of the Largest & major port of Karnataka ,it’s a deep water and all weather sea port of India
Export-Coffee, cashew, manganese, granite stones, timber logs, LPG, petroleum products and cargo containers.
Cochin Port – Kerala
Location- Lies on two islands of Willingdon and Vallarpadam
One of the Largest & major port of Arabian sea & Indian ocean
Port facilities-largest container transshipment facility
Port Blair – Andaman
Location- Andaman Island
It is the youngest sea port declared in India.
Tuticorin Port – Tamil Nadu
Tuticorin Port is all weather and an artificial deep-sea harbour
Second largest port in Tamil Nadu after port of Chennai largest container terminal in India,which receives high density of international traffic
Major and minor ports in India
Chennai Port
Madras Port is the one of the oldest port and the second largest port in India
It’s a largest port in Bay of Bengal
Port handles – Automobiles, fertilizers, coal ,cars, big containers , petroleum products.
Vizag Port – Andhra Pradesh
Location- lies on the southeast coast of India in Andhra Pradesh.
The port is also known as port Vizag
Kakinada Port and Krishnapatnam Port are other main ports which are located in Andhra Pradesh
Krishnapatnam port is a private port and is a deep water port
Paradip Port – Orissa
Location – In the Jagatsinghpur district of Orissa state
The port is constructed artificial and is a deep-water port of eci of India.
Port of Paradip is the major port
Haldia Port – West Bengal
Haldia port is also called as Calcutta Port
It is a major seaport situated near the Hooghly River in
W. Bengal.
Haldia Port is a major trade port for Calcutta
Port handles – Chemicals, Petrochemicals and oils.
Major and minor ports in India-Q&A
Which is the second largest port of India?
Chennai Port is the second biggest port in India, and handles over 100 million MT of cargo per year.
Oldest artificial sea port of India
Kolkata Port and Chennai is the oldest artificial port (India)
Port city of India
Mumbai
India’s deepest port
Gangavaram Port, in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
Deepest landlocked port in India
Visakhapatnam is the deepest landlocked port.
Inland riverine port of India
Kolkata
Biggest port of India
Mumbai port
Deepest port of India
Gangavaram port
Major and minor ports in India
