Sea Ports of India
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 along with private Krishnapatnam Port, and other
major
ports of India are listed as follows:-
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.
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.
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 transshipment
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
These are the sea
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