Important Ports in India


  • Length of India's coastal boundary - 7516.6 km
  • Length of coastal part of the mainland - 6100 km
  • Ports are handled by Ministry of Ports and Shipping 
  • According to 2010 report - 95% trade is done through port
  • 13 major ports in India
  • Managed by central government
    • The 13th major port under construction is Vadhwan port in Maharashtra
    • 11 of them are govt owned, 1 is privately owned (Mundra Port)
  • 187 minor ports in India
    • Managed by state government
  • Maharashtra has maximum number of non-major ports (48) followed by Gujarat (42) and Andaman & Nicobar Islands (23)
  • Tamil Nadu has the maximum number of major ports (3)
  • Sagarmala project - 2015
    • To promote port-led development in the country 
  • Government of India plans to build new greenfield ports and also built associated infrastructure such as railway lines
  • Port Blair which was notified as major port in 2010 was removed of its status recently is not major port now
  • Hong Kong International Convention 
    • For safe and environment sound recycling of ships
  • India's Alang-Sosiya Ship Breaking Yard, Gujarat is world's largest ships' graveyard. Other ship graveyards in India is the Steel Industrials Kerala Limited breaking unit
  • Indian Ports Act, 1908
Largest port in India Mumbai Port
Oldest port in India Syama Mukerjee Port, Kolkata Only riverine port in India (Hoogly river)
Deepest port in India Vishakapatnam Port Natural depth > 16.5m
1st private port in India
Largest container port
Largest commercial port 		Mundra Port Run by Adani Ports and SEZ Limited, Gujarat
Port with Transshipment Facility Cochin International/Vallarpadam Terminal of Cochin Port
Busiest Port in India Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust aka Nhava Sheva Port
Largest container port in India 1. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
2. Chennai Port
3. Tuticorin Port
First major port in India to have registered as a company Kamarajar Port, Chennai formerly Ennore port
Cargo handling 1. Paradip Port
2. Kandla Port/Deendayal Port
3. Vishakapatnam Port


  • Kandla Port/Deendayal Port
    • Gujarat, Kutch - near the city of Gandhidham
    • One of the largest ports on the western coast
    • Tidal port
    • Trade free zone
  • Mumbai Port
    • Largest natural port and seaport
    • Three enclosed wet docks at this port - The Prince's Dock, Indira Dock, Victoria Dock
    • The port has four jetties on Jawahar Dweep, an island in the harbour, for handling crude and petroleum products
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust/aka Nhava Sheva Port
    • Busiest Port in India
    • Largest container port in India
    • Major exports from Jawaharlal Nehru Port are textiles, sporting goods, carpets, textile machinery, boneless meat, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals
    • The main imports are chemicals, machinery, plastics, electrical machinery, vegetable oils, and Aluminium and other non-ferrous metals
    • It is also the terminal of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
  • Mormugao Port
    • Located on Zuari river's estuary
  • New Mangalore Port
    • Deep water port
    • Located where Gurupura river meets Arabian Sea
    • Export of iron ore
    • 7th largest port in India
  • Cochin Port
    • Tidal port
    • Located on two islands, Wellington island and Vallarpadam
    • First transshipment terminal
    • Ship building center
    • Exports tea, spices, coffee internationally
  • Kolkata Port
    • Only riverine port in India
    • Diamond Harbour is its official name
    • Freshwater port
    • Two dock system - Kolkata Dock on easter bank and Haldia Dock on western bank of Hooghly river
  • Paradip Port
    • First major port to be constructed after independence
    • Largest port in terms of cargo handled
    • Located where Mahanadi river meets Bay of Bengal
    • Export of iron ore and aluminium to Japan
  • Visakhapatnam Port
    • Natural harbor
    • 2nd largest port in terms of cargo volume handled
    • Deepest port
    • Landlocked port in India
  • Kamarajar Port (Ennore Port)
    • India's 1st publicly traded port. Through Companies Act
    • Govt owns 67% of its stake
  • Chennai Port
    • Gateway of South India
    • 2nd largest container port
    • Largest port in Bay of Bengal
    • Artificial Port
    • Man made, all-weather harbor with wet docks
  • V.O. Chidambaran Port (Tuticorin Port)
    • The port is named after V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, the eminent freedom fighter who was well known as Kappalottiya Thamizhan, meaning The Tamilian man who rode the ship
    • Known for pearl fishery in Bay of Bengal
    • 3rd largest container terminal

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