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What are the 13 major ports in India?

By Saroj Singh|Updated : July 4th, 2022
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There are 13 Major Ports in India. These are located in 9 coastal states. A port is a marine facility composing one or more harbours or loading areas, where yachts load and discharge shipments and passengers. 

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.

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Complete list of major ports in India


There are more than 180 minor seaports and 13 major ports in India. India is serviced by 13 major ports (12 Government-owned and one private). The Government has devised innovative strategies 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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