List of ports in India

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India has a coastline of 7517 kilometres, forming one of the largest peninsulas in the world. There are 12 major ports and 217 non-major ports (or minor ports) in India. Major ports are under the administrative control of Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways under the Government of India, while non-major ports are under the administrative control of State Maritime Boards of state governments or privately owned.[1] According to the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, around 95 percent of India's trading by volume and 70 percent by value is done through maritime transport. India's major ports handled highest ever cargo of 795 million tonne in FY23.[2]

Port Blair which was notified as major port in 2010 was removed later. The ports are spread across Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal.[3] Government of India plans to build new greenfield ports and also built associated infrastructure such as railway lines through the 2015 established Sagar Mala project,[4] and National Maritime Development Programme.[5]

Classification of ports[edit]

According to Constitution of India, maritime transport is to be administered by both the Central and the State governments. While the central government's shipping ministry administers the major ports, the minor and intermediate ports are administered by the relevant departments or ministries in the nine coastal states of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. Several of these 187 minor and intermediate ports have been identified by the respective governments to be developed, in a phased manner, a good proportion of them involving public–private partnership.

The maritime boards of state governments administer control of minor ports owned by state governments. In 2018–19, minor ports of Gujarat alone handled total 542 MMT of cargo.[6] Maharashtra Maritime Board sets record of handling 71 mn tons of cargo in 2022–23.[7]

Capacity[edit]

The capacity of Indian ports currently stands at 2,604.99 mtpa.[8] The container throughput of Indian ports stood at 17 million TEUs for the period 2020.[9]

Ship breaking[edit]

As of January 2020, India has 30% share of ship breaking with annual US$1.1 billion revenue. India is a signatory to Hong Kong International Convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships. India plans to pass the "Recycling of Ships Act, 2019" to ratify the Hong Kong treaty. This will allow India to capture its targeted 60% in the global ship breaking business while doubling the annual to US$2.3 billion target.[10] India's Alang-Sosiya Ship Breaking Yard is world's largest ships' graveyard.[10] Other ship graveyards in India is the Steel Industrials Kerala Limited breaking unit.[11]

Major ports[edit]

List of ports in India is located in India
Kandla
Paradeep
Navi Mumbai
Visakhapatanam
Mumbai
Kolkata
Chennai
Mangaluru
Ennore
Thoothukkudi
Kochi
Marmuagao
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Location of 12 major ports of India.

The following are the 12 major ports of India.[12][13]

Name Estb. Year Image City State Cargo handled in MTPA
(FY2022-23)
Chennai Port 1881 Chennai Tamil Nadu 136
Cochin Port 1928 Kochi Kerala 79.9
Deendayal Port 1965 Kandla Gujarat 269.10[14]
Jawaharlal Nehru Port 1988 Navi Mumbai Maharashtra 141.37
Kamarajar Port 2001 Ennore Tamil Nadu 91
Mormugao Port 1985

Mormugao Goa 63.40
Mumbai Port 1873 Mumbai Maharashtra 84
New Mangalore Port 1974 Mangaluru Karnataka 114.96
Paradip Port 1966 Paradeep Odisha 289.75[15]
Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port 1870 Kolkata West Bengal 92.77
Visakhapatnam Port 1933 Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 143.68
V. O. Chidambaranar Port 1974 Thoothukkudi Tamil Nadu 111.46

Non-major ports[edit]

Private ports[edit]

Name Estb. Year Image City State Ownership
Mundra Port 1998 Mundra Gujarat Adani Group
Karaikal Port 2009 Karaikal Puducherry Adani Group
JSW Jaigad Port 2006 Ratnagiri district Maharashtra JSW Group
Krishnapatnam Port 2008 Krishnapatnam Andhra Pradesh Adani Group
JSW Dharamtar Port 2012 Alibag Maharastra JSW Group
Hazira Port 2013 Hazira Gujarat Adani Group
Dighi Port 2000 Raigad district Maharashtra Adani Group
Dhamra Port 2011 Bhadrak district Odisha Adani Group
Gopalpur port 2013 Chhatrapur Odisha Shapoorji Pallonji Group
Gangavaram Port 2009 Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh Adani Group
Kattupalli Port 2012 Kattupalli Tamil Nadu Adani Group
Dahej Port 2010 Bharuch district Gujarat Adani Group
Kakinada Port 1999 East Godavari Andhra Pradesh Aurobindo Group
Tuna Port 2022[16] Tuna Gujarat Adani Group
APM Terminals Pipavav 2002 Pipavav Gujarat Maersk

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Financial Assistance of approx of about Rs. 1891 crore released under Sagarmala schemes, 151 projects sanctioned till date". Pib.gov.in. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ "India's Major Ports Handled Highest Ever Cargo Of 795 Million Tonne In FY23: Sarbananda Sonowal". Outlook. Press Trust of India. 28 April 2023.
  3. ^ "MoS, GoI". Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Cabinet gives 'in principle' nod to concept of Sagarmala project". Economic Times, Times of India. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  5. ^ "National Maritime Development Programme". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  6. ^ Media, Gateway (5 April 2019). "GMB ports handle 400 mmt of cargo in 2018-19". Maritime Gateway. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Maharashtra Maritime Board sets record of handling 71 mn tons of cargo in 2022-23 - ET Infra".
  8. ^ Rajan, Jessica (28 July 2023). "Cargo handling capacity of ports to rise in 2024". The Economic Times.
  9. ^ "Maritime India Vision (MIV) 2030 estimates investments of Rs. 1,00,000–1,25,000 crore for capacity augmentation and development of world-class infrastructure at Indian Ports".
  10. ^ a b India eyes 60 per cent share of global ship recycling business; higher GDP contribution, Economic Times, 30 December 2019.
  11. ^ Sucheth, P R (26 May 2014). "Locals up in Arms against SILK Ship-breaking Unit". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Cargo handling capacity of Major Ports of the country has gone up to 1617.39 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) as on March 2023". Pib.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Operational Details". Indian Ports Association. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  14. ^ "DPA Kandla highlights Major achievements of FY 2022-23 during Annual Press Meet - India Shipping News". 6 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Paradip Port eyes top spot among major ports, aims at 150 mt cargo handling this fiscal - ET EnergyWorld".
  16. ^ "Union Cabinet decision: Kutch to get 2 new port terminals at Rs 5,963 crore". 13 October 2022.

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