The nine coastal Indian states
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra
Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal are home to all major and minor ports
of India. The long coastline of India forms one of the biggest piece of land into a body of water,These
twelve major Indian Ports are handle a large volume of cargo traffic
and container traffic.
There are total 13 major sea ports of India,out
of 12 are government and one, Ennore port of Chennai is the corporate
one.
Ennore Port is one of the major port of India located at Coromandel
Coast of Tamil Nadu state.
**PROPOSED NEW MAJOR PORTS
TWO NEW PROJECTS FOR MAJOR PORTS HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED ONE IN KOLKATA AND OTHER IN ANDHRA PRADESH .
The new port in West Bengal, which will have a capacity of 54 million
tonnes per annum (mtpa), requires an investment of around Rs.7,820
crore.
The other new port in Andhra Pradesh, whose projected capacity is around
50 mtpa, would entail an investment of about Rs.8,000 crore.
The new ports will be notified as major ports under the Indian Ports
Act, 1908. Major ports come under the Central Government, while minor
ports are operated by State governments as well as by the private
sector.
Sagar in West Bengal and in Andhra Pradesh the location for port has not yet been finalised, and
the State Government has identified three locations — Nakkapalli in
Visakhapatnam, Ramayyapatnam in Prakasam and Dugarajapatnam in Nellore.
Other 12 major ports of India:
1.Kandla Port- Gujarat:
Gujarat - The Growth Engine of
India host of the major seaport of west coast, The Kandla Port is
situated on the Gulf of Kutch near the Gandhidham city in Kutch District
of Gujarat. The Port of Kandla is the first special economic zone in
India as well as in Asia, Kandla Port is hub for major imports like
petroleum, chemicals and iron also export grains,salt and textiles. Port
of Kandla is one of the highest earning ports of India, another port in
Gujarat is Mundra Port,India’s largest private port.
2.Nhava Sheva- Maharashtra:
Nhava Sheva now known as
Jawaharlal Nehru Port is the largest container port in India, situated
at the mainland of Konkan area across the Navi Mumbai Maharashtra.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port is the king port of Arabian Sea at west cost and
handle a large volume of international container traffic and domestic
cargo traffic. The major exports are textiles,carpets,boneless meat and
main imports are machinery,vegetable oils and chemicals.
3.Mumbai Port:
The Mumbai Port is located in the mainland
of west Mumbai on the West coast of India with natural deep-water
harbor. Mumbai Port is the largest port in India and handles bulk cargo
traffic with its four jetties for handling Liquid chemicals, Crude and
petroleum products. International container traffic of Mumbai Port is
directed to the new and big Nhava Sheva port.
4.Marmagao port- Goa:
The main port of Goa,Marmagao port
is a best natural harbors of India located in South Goa. Marmagao port
is one of the leading iron ores exporter port in India and raw materials
too.The port of Marmagao is one of the major attraction of Goa along with the beautiful city of Vasco da Gama and international airport Dabolim. The natural harbor of Goa is one of India’s earliest modern ports.
5.Panambur Port- Karnataka:
Panambur Port known as the
New Mangalore Port, is a seaport located near to Surathkal railway
station in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. New Mangalore Port is
a deep water all weather port and the only major port of Karnataka and
one of the largest port in India. Port of Mangalore export major
commodities like manganese, granite stones, coffee
and cashew and main imports includes timber logs,LPG,petroleum products
and cargo containers. There is a beautiful beach at south of sea port
of Panambur along with the shore of the Arabian Sea.
6.Cochin Port- Kerala:
The Cochin port is one of the
largest port in India and the major port on the Arabian Sea and Indian
Ocean sea route. The port of Cochin lies on two islands of Willingdon
and Vallarpadam and the largest container trans shipment facility in
India. Kochi Port is equipped with maritime facilities Cochin
Shipyard,Kochi Refineries and Kochi Marina. Kochi city is famous for its
traditional spices and well known as the port city of Fort Kochi during
the European colonials. It also get its individual Kochi international airport, third international airport in the state of Kerala.
7.Port Blair- Andaman:
Port Blair is the capital city of Andaman Nicobar Islands, a Union Territory of India
located at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. Port
Blair is the youngest sea port in India and one of the 12 major port of
the country. The only port of Andaman islands are connected to mainland
of India through flight and ship. Port Blair is the principal hub for
shipping in the islands of Andaman and the one of the most popular tourist destination with several places of interest around like virgin beaches,scuba diving and water sports.
8.Tuticorin Port- Tamil Nadu:
Tuticorin Port is an
artificial deep-sea harbour and one of the 12 major ports of India. It
is also the second largest port in Tamil Nadu first is Chennai Port and
one of the largest container terminal in India. The artificial port of
Tuticorin is a all weather port and who receive a large volume of
international traffic. Port of Tuticorin are a used to be best port for
maritime trade and pearl fishery on the bay of Bengal. The port city is
also known as Pearl City and is one of the beautiful sea gateways of
India from Tamil Nadu state.
9.Chennai Port:
Madras Port is the one of the oldest port
of India and the second largest port in the country. Chennai Port also
the largest port in the Bay of Bengal and a hub port for cars, big
containers and cargo traffic in the east coast of India. Port of the
Coromandel Coast handles a variety of cargo
containers,automobiles,coal,fertilizers and petroleum products. Chennai
Port terminals have lighthouses around,Intra port connectivity,Pipelines
and railway terminus.
10.Vizag Port- Andhra Pradesh:
The port city Visakhapatnam
is located on the southeast coast of India in the state of Andhra
Pradesh. Visakhapatnam or Vizag has one of the India’s largest seaport
and the oldest shipyard of country. The Visakhapatnam harbors is the
only Natural harbors in the bay of Bengal shore. Vizag is second largest
city in Andhra, nestled among the great hills of Eastern Ghats and faces the Bay of Bengal.
11.Paradip Port- Orissa:
The artificial, deep-water port of east coast of India is located in the Jagatsinghpur district of Orissa state.
Port of Paradip is the major port in the east cost shore and situated
at the confluence of great river Mahanadi and the Bay of Bengal. Paradip
Port has its own railway system,cold handling plant and a national
highway connects the port with rest of Indian road networks.
12.Haldia port- West Bengal:
Haldia port or Calcutta Port
is a major seaport situated near the Hooghly River in the state of West
Bengal. Port of Haldia is one of the major trade center for Calcutta and
receive bulk cargoes of Chemicals, Petrochemicals and oils. Port of
Kolkata is also a base of Indian Coast Guard.
