{"id":8703,"date":"2019-09-05T18:33:30","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T13:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/?p=8703"},"modified":"2021-08-23T17:14:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T11:44:28","slug":"major-ports-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/major-ports-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Ports in India – List of Important Sea Ports in India"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a long coastline of 7,516.6 km, there are 12 major ports in India and around 205 notified non-majors (intermediate) ports. According to the Ministry of Shipping, around 95% of India’s trading by volume and 70% by value is done through maritime transport. Among these 13 major ports in India, 07 were in the western coastal line ie., along the Arabian Sea coast and the 05 of them is in the eastern coastal line. The remaining major port is situated in Andaman Nicobar Island Union Territory. Even though the Mundra port<\/strong> in Gujarat is categorized as an intermediate port it does handle large capacities of cargo more than some of these 13 major ports. Mundra Port is the largest private port in India.<\/p>\n

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Major Ports in India<\/h3>\n

Kolkata Port, Paradip Port, New Mangalore Port, Cochin Port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai Port, Deendayal Port, Vishakhapatnam Port, Chennai Port, V.O. Chidambaranar, Kamarajar Port and\u00a0 \u00a0 Mormugao Port, Port Blair Port<\/strong><\/p>\n

Important Ports & Location<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Sl No<\/td>\nName of the Port<\/td>\nState<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nKolkata Port<\/td>\nWest Bengal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nPradip Port<\/td>\nOdisha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nNew Mangalore Port<\/td>\nKarnataka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nCochin Port<\/td>\nKerala<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nJawaharlal Nehru Port<\/td>\nNew Delhi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nMumbai Port<\/td>\nMaharashtra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nDeendayal Port<\/td>\nGujarat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nVishakapatnam Port<\/td>\nAndhra Pradesh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nChennai Port<\/td>\nTamil Nadu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nV. O Chidambanar Port<\/td>\nTamil Nadu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nKamarajar Port<\/td>\nTamil Nadu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nMormugao Port<\/td>\nGoa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nPort Blair Port<\/td>\nAndaman and Nicobar Islands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Ports in the Western Coastal line<\/p>\n

1.Deendayal Port<\/p>\n