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Jewel among Indian Ports
POrts In InDIA
Saritha.N.S.
Shipping plays a vital role in India with a vast coastline about 7516.6 km and over 2 million sq.km
of exclusive economic zone
Q The Shipping Corporation of India limited was formed
on
A. 2 nd October 1961
Q Headquarters of Shipping Corporation of India
A. Mumbai
Q Number of major ports in India
A. 13 (Public sector - 12, corporate - 1)
Q Corporate port in India
A. Ennore (Chennai)
Q 12 th major port of India
A. Ennore
Q 13 th major port of India
A. Port Blair (Declared in 2010 June)
Mumbai Port
• Biggest port in India
• Handling one fifth of total traffic of all ports
• Biggest natural port in India
• Docks in Mumbai Ports are Indira, Prince
Kolkata Port
• Biggest hinter land port in India
• It is the largest terminal port in South Asia
• Haldia is the part of Kolkata port
Kandla Port
• Kandla port is situated in Gujarat
• It is situated on the Gulf of Kutch
•
Kandla is the first port developed soon after
independence
• It is a tidal port
• Port of Kandla is the first special economic zone in
India as well as in Asia
Marmugao
• Only one major port in Goa
• The port of Marmagao is one of the leading iron ore
exporter in India
• The port is situated on the river Suvari
Visakhapatanam
• It is the deepest major port in India
• Located in Andhra Pradesh
• It is known as ‘jewel among Indian Ports’
Chennai
• It is one of the oldest ports in India
• It is an artificial harbour and third largest in India
nhava shava
• It is now known as Jawaharlal Nehru Port
• Largest container port in India
• Situated in Maharashtra
• Largest artificial port in India
• Situated in Tamil Nadu
tuticorin Port
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