Major Sea Ports in India
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Key Takeaway
The Indian peninsula is surrounded by water bodies on its three sides the Bay of Bengal on the east, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Indian Ocean on the south.
Major Sea Ports in India(66)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Facts about Ports in IndiaTotal no. of Major Seaports in India | 13 |
| Largest Port in India | Mumbai Port |
| Second Largest Port in India | Chennai Port |
| Oldest Shipyard of India | Vizag Port |
| Oldest Port of India | Lothal Port(Gujarat) |
| Oldest Operating Port in India | Kolkata Port |
| Deepest Port in India | Gangavaram Port(Andhra Pradesh) |
| The Base of Indian Coast Guard | Haldia Port |
| First Corporate Port in India | Ennore Port |
| First PrivatePort in India | Port Pipavav(Gujarat) |
| The first multi-product port-based special economic zone (SEZ) | Mundra Port(Gujarat).run by Adani Ports & SEZ Limited |
| First transshipment terminal in India | Kochi International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) / Vallarpadam Terminal |
| First container terminal to operate in a SEZ | Vallarpadam Terminal |
| 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 |
| Opened on | March 12, 1966 |
| Constructed on the | confluence of Mahanadi river & Bay of Bengal |
| Biggest port of India based on the volume of freight handled | Kandla Port |
| Indian State with the Largest no. of Major Ports | Tamil Nadu.3 major ports:Chennai Port, Ennore Port & Tuticorin Port |
| Newest Port in India | Vadhavan Port (Maharashtra) |
| List ofSea Ports in IndiaThe major ports of India that are situated on the east and west coastlines are listed as below:Western CoastPort NameLocationYearCochin PortKochi, Kerala1926Kandla PortGulf of Kutch, Gujarat1950Jawaharlal Nehru PortSouth Mumbai, Maharashtra1989New Mangalore PortMangalore, Karnataka1974Mormugoa PortPanaji, Goa1888Mumbai PortWest Mumbai, Maharashtra1870Eastern CoastPort NameLocationYearChennai PortChennai, Tamil Nadu1881Ennore PortCoromandel Coast, Tamil Nadu2001Haldia PortKolkata, West Bengal1967Kolkata PortKolkata, West Bengal1870Paradip PortJagatsinghpur, Odisha1962TuticorinPortTuticorin, Tamil Nadu1974Vishakhapatnam PortVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh1933Oldest Operating Port in India | Kolkata Port |
| Opened on | 1870 |
| Constructed by | British East India CompanyHas twin dock system: Haldia dock & Kolkata dock (Hooghly river) |
| Major goods transported | Iron ore, steel, coal, copper, leather & tea |
| Largest Seaport on the Eastern Coast | Vishakhapatnam Port (Vizag port) |
| Opened on | December 19, 1933 |
| Cleanest Port in India | Vishakhapatnam Port |
| The third largest seaport in India based on volume of cargo handled | Vishakhapatnam Port |
| The Only Indian Port To Enter Into Top -20 In World Bank 2023 CPPI ranking | Vishakhapatnam Port |
| Major goods transported | Iron ore, coal, oil, pellets, alumina |
| First Major Port commissioned after Independence | Paradip Port |
| Opened on | March 12, 1966 |
| Constructed on the | confluence of Mahanadi river & Bay of Bengal |
| Major goods transported | Iron ore, coal |
| First Corporate Port in India | Ennore Port.12th major port of India |
| Opened in | 2001 |
| Major goods transported | Coal,petroleum products, iron ore |
| Largest port in the Bay of Bengal | Chennai Port / Madras Port |
| Opened in | 1881 |
| Gateway of South India | Chennai (due to the existence of Chennai port) |
| Major goods transported | Iron ore, coal, petroleum products, Automobiles, fertilisers, granite |
| Fourth largest container terminal in India | Tuticorin Port |
| Opened in | 1974 |
| Major goods transported | Coal, Cement, fertilizers, rock phosphate, petroleum products, petroleum coke, and edible oils |
| New Names of PortsEnnore 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. Chidambaranar Port |
| Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020Major Port Authorities Bill 2020 was introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Ministry of Shipping with an aim toreplace the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. Its key objective is to introduce theLandlord Port Model.📝 SideNotes- :Peninsula | a landmass surrounded by water bodies on three sides |
| Ministry of Shipping | Headquarters – Parivahan Bhavan, DelhiMinister – Mansukh L. Mandaviya,Tidal Port– Kandla Port |
| Front Bay | Mumbai Port |
| Diamond Harbour | Kolkata Port |
| Hitech Port of India | Jawaharlal Nehru Port |
| Offspring of Partition | Kandla Port |
| Gateway of Eastern India | Haldia Port |
| Port inaugurated byLord Willingdon | Visakhapatnam port |
| Port situated near theRann of Kutch | Kandla Port |
| Port that handles the export of iron ore concentrates fromKudremukh mines | New Mangalore Port |
| Pearl City | Thoothukudi (Tuticorin), famous for pearl fishing in the Bay of Bengal |
| City of Pearls | Hyderabad |
Facts about Ports in IndiaTotal no. of Major Seaports in India
13
Largest Port in India
Mumbai Port
Second Largest Port in India
Chennai Port
Oldest Shipyard of India
Vizag Port
Oldest Port of India
Lothal Port(Gujarat)
Oldest Operating Port in India
Kolkata Port
Deepest Port in India
Gangavaram Port(Andhra Pradesh)
The Base of Indian Coast Guard
Haldia Port
First Corporate Port in India
Ennore Port
First PrivatePort in India
Port Pipavav(Gujarat)
The first multi-product port-based special economic zone (SEZ)
Mundra Port(Gujarat).run by Adani Ports & SEZ Limited
First transshipment terminal in India
Kochi International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) / Vallarpadam Terminal
First container terminal to operate in a SEZ
Vallarpadam Terminal
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
Opened on
March 12, 1966
Constructed on the
confluence of Mahanadi river & Bay of Bengal
Biggest port of India based on the volume of freight handled
Kandla Port
Indian State with the Largest no. of Major Ports
Tamil Nadu.3 major ports:Chennai Port, Ennore Port & Tuticorin Port
Newest Port in India
Vadhavan Port (Maharashtra)
List ofSea Ports in IndiaThe major ports of India that are situated on the east and west coastlines are listed as below:Western CoastPort NameLocationYearCochin PortKochi, Kerala1926Kandla PortGulf of Kutch, Gujarat1950Jawaharlal Nehru PortSouth Mumbai, Maharashtra1989New Mangalore PortMangalore, Karnataka1974Mormugoa PortPanaji, Goa1888Mumbai PortWest Mumbai, Maharashtra1870Eastern CoastPort NameLocationYearChennai PortChennai, Tamil Nadu1881Ennore PortCoromandel Coast, Tamil Nadu2001Haldia PortKolkata, West Bengal1967Kolkata PortKolkata, West Bengal1870Paradip PortJagatsinghpur, Odisha1962TuticorinPortTuticorin, Tamil Nadu1974Vishakhapatnam PortVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh1933Oldest Operating Port in India
Kolkata Port
Opened on
1870
Constructed by
British East India CompanyHas twin dock system: Haldia dock & Kolkata dock (Hooghly river)
Major goods transported
Iron ore, steel, coal, copper, leather & tea
Largest Seaport on the Eastern Coast
Vishakhapatnam Port (Vizag port)
Opened on
December 19, 1933
Cleanest Port in India
Vishakhapatnam Port
The third largest seaport in India based on volume of cargo handled
Vishakhapatnam Port
The Only Indian Port To Enter Into Top -20 In World Bank 2023 CPPI ranking
Vishakhapatnam Port
Major goods transported
Iron ore, coal, oil, pellets, alumina
First Major Port commissioned after Independence
Paradip Port
Opened on
March 12, 1966
Constructed on the
confluence of Mahanadi river & Bay of Bengal
Major goods transported
Iron ore, coal
First Corporate Port in India
Ennore Port.12th major port of India
Opened in
2001
Major goods transported
Coal,petroleum products, iron ore
Largest port in the Bay of Bengal
Chennai Port / Madras Port
Opened in
1881
Gateway of South India
Chennai (due to the existence of Chennai port)
Major goods transported
Iron ore, coal, petroleum products, Automobiles, fertilisers, granite
Fourth largest container terminal in India
Tuticorin Port
Opened in
1974
Major goods transported
Coal, Cement, fertilizers, rock phosphate, petroleum products, petroleum coke, and edible oils
New Names of PortsEnnore 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. Chidambaranar Port
Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020Major Port Authorities Bill 2020 was introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Ministry of Shipping with an aim toreplace the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. Its key objective is to introduce theLandlord Port Model.📝 SideNotes- :Peninsula
a landmass surrounded by water bodies on three sides
Ministry of Shipping
Headquarters – Parivahan Bhavan, DelhiMinister – Mansukh L. Mandaviya,Tidal Port– Kandla Port
Front Bay
Mumbai Port
Diamond Harbour
Kolkata Port
Hitech Port of India
Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Offspring of Partition
Kandla Port
Gateway of Eastern India
Haldia Port
Port inaugurated byLord Willingdon
Visakhapatnam port
Port situated near theRann of Kutch
Kandla Port
Port that handles the export of iron ore concentrates fromKudremukh mines
New Mangalore Port
Pearl City
Thoothukudi (Tuticorin), famous for pearl fishing in the Bay of Bengal
City of Pearls
Hyderabad