List of Ports in India With Key Facts

Introduction

India has about 7516.6 kilometres of seashore & it is one of the biggest peninsulas in the world. It has 12 major ports & around 200 notified minor & intermediate ports. Maharashtra with 48 docks has the maximum number of non-major ports trailed by Gujarat with 42 docks & Andaman & Nicobar Islands with 23 docks.

The Central government’s shipping ministry will take care of all the major ports. The Minor & Intermediate ports will be taken care by the relevant departments in the coastal states.

MAJOR PORTS:

PORT NAME	STATE	BUILT IN	COAST
Kandla	Gujarat	1950	Western
Mumbai	Maharashtra	1870	Western
Jawaharlal Nehru	Maharashtra	1989	Western
Mormugoa	Goa	1888	Western
Mangalore	Karnataka	1974	Western
Cochin	Kerala	1926	Western
Haldia	West Bengal	1967	Eastern
Paradip	Odisha	1962	Eastern
Vishakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	1933	Eastern
Chennai	Tamil Nadu	1881	Eastern
Ennore	Tamil Nadu	2001	Eastern
Tuticorin	Tamil Nadu	1974	Eastern

SOME INTERESTING FACTS:

Kandla Port is situated on the Gulf of Kutch. It is the biggest port of India by volume of freight handled.
Mormugoa port is the foremost iron ore exporting port.
Panambur is the location of sea port called New Mangalore Port. It is an all-season port.
Paradip port is an artificial & deep water port.
Ennore Port is also known as Kamarajar Port Limited & is the only major port registered as a company.
Jawaharlal Nehru port is previously known as Nhava Sheva Port & is the largest container port in India.
Tuticorin or Thoothukudi Port is an artificial deep-sea dock & is officially known as VO Chidambaranar Port