MAJOR SEA PORTS IN INDIA
List of Major Sea Ports in India
The major ports of India that are situated on the east and west coastlines are listed as below:
Western Coast
Port Name |
Location |
Cochin Port |
Kochi, Kerala |
Kandla Port |
Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat |
Jawaharlal Nehru Port |
South Mumbai, Maharashtra |
New Mangalore Port |
Mangalore, Karnataka |
Mormugoa Port |
Panaji, Goa |
Mumbai Port |
West Mumbai, Maharashtra |
Eastern Coast
Port Name |
Location |
Chennai Port |
Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
Ennore Port |
Coromandel Coast, Tamil Nadu |
Haldia Port |
Kolkata, West Bengal |
Kolkata Port |
Kolkata, West Bengal |
Paradip Port |
Jagatsinghpur, Odisha |
Tuticorin Port |
Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu |
Vishakhapatnam Port |
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh |
New Names of Ports
- Ennore Port – Kamarajar Port.
- Kandla Port – Deendayal Port Trust.
- Kolkata Port – Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port.
- Nhava Sheva – Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
- Panambur Port – New Mangalore Port.
- Tuticorin Port – V.O. Chidambaram Port.
Key Pointers
- Total no. of Major Seaports in India – 13.
- Largest Port in India – Mumbai Port.
- Busiest Port in India.
- Largest Natural Port and Harbor In India.
- Second Largest Port in India – Chennai Port.
- Oldest Shipyard of India – Vizag Port.
- Oldest Port of India – Lothal Port (Gujarat).
- Deepest Port in India – Gangavaram Port (Andhra Pradesh).
- The Base of Indian Coast Guard – Haldia Port.
- First Corporate Port in India – Ennore Port.
- First Private Port in India – Port Pipavav (Gujarat).
- Oldest Operating Port in India – Kolkata Port.
- Only major Riverine Port in India.
- Iron Ore Exporting Port in India – Mormugoa Port.
- Largest Container Port in India – Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
- Largest Artificial Port in India – Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
- Asia’s first Export Processing Zone (EPZ) – Kandla Port (1965).
- Only Natural Seaport in the shores of Bay of Bengal – Vizag Port.
- First Major Port commissioned after Independence – Paradip Port.
- Biggest port of India based on the volume of freight handled – Kandla Port.
- Indian State with the Largest no. of Major Ports – Tamil Nadu.
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