Ports in India
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All ports in India are situated in the 9 coastal states of India. India's extended coastline forms one of the major portions of land that juts out into a water body. There are 13 major ports in India that handle a lot of volume of container and cargo traffic.
Ports in India
1 Mumbai:
It is a natural harbour and the biggest port in India
- It is also known as the Gateway of India
- It handles approximately 20% of the total of India's Foreign Trade
- It is a highly mechanized port
- It is the second-largest port of India in terms of traffic
- Its purpose is to release pressure from Mumbai Port
- The maritime transport is controlled by both Central and State Government
- The central government controls the major ports of India
- The state governments control the minor and intermediate ports
- All major ports are government-administered except one i.e. Ennore Port
2 Nava Seva:
It is also known as the Jawahar Lal Port and is located in Mumbai.
3 Chennai:
It is the oldest artificial harbour on the east coast.
4 Ennore:
It is the first corporate port in India set up to release the pressure on Chennai Port.
5 Tuticorin (TN):
It is located on the eastern coast of India
6 Kandla:
It is a tidal port located in Gujarat which was set up after the independence of India.
7 Kochi:
It is a natural harbour
8 Vishakhapatnam:
It is the deepest artificial harbour on the east coast.
9 Kolkata:
It is a riverine port and it handles goods coming from SE Asian countries Australia and New Zealand.
10 Haldia:
It is developed on the river Hooghly to release some pressure from the Kolkata port
11 Paradip:
It is located on the Orissa Coast.
12 Mormugao:
It is located in Goa and is the 5th in total handled traffic.
13 New Mangalore:
It is located in New Mangalore.
Indian Ports handle 95% of India's international trade by volume and 70% by Value. During the monsoon season, all the major ports of India excluding Mumbai, Cochin & Kandila are closed.
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