PORTS OF INDIA: INDIAN PORTS// IMPORTANT FOR UPSC/SSC/IAS/NET/SET/ 

Indian Ports Association (IPA) was constituted in 1966 under Societies Registration Act, primarily with the idea of fostering growth and development of all Major Ports which are under the supervisory control of Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. Over the years, IPA has consolidated its activities and grown strength by strength and considered to be a think tank for the Major Ports with the ultimate goal of integrating the maritime sector.

 

Port Name	Location/ State	New Names of Ports	Features
Chennai Port	Chennai, Tamil Nadu		Artificial Port Second busiest port
Ennore Port	Coromandel Coast, Tamil Nadu	Kamarajar Port.	India’s First corporatized port
Haldia Port	Kolkata, West Bengal		Artificial port
Kolkata Port	Kolkata, West Bengal	Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port.	India’s only major Riverine port Situated on Hugli river Known as Diamond Harbour
Paradip Port	Jagatsinghpur, Odisha		Natural Harbor deals with the export of iron and aluminium
Tuticorin Port	Tuticorin, Tamil	V.O. Chidambaram	A major port in
	Nadu	Port.	south India deals with the fertilizers and petrochemical products
Vishakhapatnam  Port	Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh		Deepest port of India deals with the export of iron ore to Japan. Amenities for building and fixing of ships are available

Port Name	Location	New Names of Ports	Features
Cochin Port	Kochi, Kerala		Sited in the Vembanad lake Exports of spices and salts
Kandla Port	Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat		Known as Tidal Port Acknowledged as Trade Free Zone Largest port by volume of cargo handled.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port	South Mumbai, Maharashtra	Jawaharlal Nehru Port	Largest Artificial Port It is the Largest Container Port in India.
New Mangalore Port	Mangalore, Karnataka	New Mangalore Port.	Deals with the iron ore exports
Mormugoa Port	Panaji, Goa		Situated on the estuary of the river Zuari
Mumbai Port	West Mumbai, Maharashtra		Largest Natural Port and harbour In India The busiest port in India
Western Coast	Karnataka	Mangalore	Deals with the iron ore exports

 

 

points to be remembered:

·         Total no. of Major Seaports in India – 13. 

·         Largest Port in India – Mumbai Port.

o    Busiest Port in India.

o    Largest Natural Port and Harbor In India.

·         Second Largest Port in India – Chennai Port.

·         Oldest Shipyard of India – Vizag Port.

·         Oldest Port of India – Lothal Port (Gujarat).

·         Deepest Port in India – Gangavaram Port (Andhra Pradesh).

·         The Base of Indian Coast Guard – Haldia Port.

·         First Corporate Port in India – Ennore Port.

·         First Private Port in India – Port Pipavav (Gujarat).

·         Oldest Operating Port in India – Kolkata Port.

o    Only major Riverine Port in India.

·         Iron Ore Exporting Port in India – Mormugoa Port.

·         Largest Container Port in India – Jawaharlal Nehru Port.

o    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.

·         Biggest port of India based on the volume of freight handled – Kandla Port.

·         Indian State with the Largest no. of Major Ports – Tamil Nadu.

·         India’s 95% of trading by volume is done through maritime transport. It stands at 70% by value.

·         India has 13 major ports and 205 notified minor and intermediate ports.

·         Six new mega ports are to be developed under the Sagarmala Project.

·         The majority of ports in India are located in the below-given states:

·         Maharashtra -53

·         Gujarat -40

·         Tamil Nadu – 15

·         Karnataka – 10

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