What are the 13 Major Ports in India?
By BYJU'S Exam Prep
Updated on: November 9th, 2023
The 13 Major Ports in India are Mumbai, Kandla, Mangalore, JNPT, Mormugao, and Cochin are west coast ports. The ports on India’s east coast are Chennai, Tuticorin, Visakhapatnam, Paradip, Kolkata, and Ennore. These are located in 9 coastal states. A port is a maritime facility consisting of one or more ports or loading areas, where yachts load and discharge shipments and passengers.
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13 Major Ports in India
There are more than 180 minor ports and 13 major ports in India. India is served by 13 major ports (12 government-owned and one private). The government has devised an innovative strategy to update the infrastructure of these listed ports through the Sagarmala Project and the National Maritime Development Programme.
The 13 major ports in India are given below:
- Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (Nhava Sheva), Navi Mumbai- Maharashtra
- Kandla-Gujarat
- Mumbai Port Trust-Maharashtra
- Port Blair- Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Ennore-Tamil Nadu
- Kochi- Kerala
- Tuticorin- Tamil Nadu
- Mangalore-Karnataka
- Paradip- Odisha
- Visakhapatnam- Andhra Pradesh
- Mormugao-Goa
- Kolkata-West Bengal
- Chennai- Tamil Nadu
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