Major Ports of India

 

Port	State	Points
Chennai	Tamil Nadu	Oldest artificial port and second busiest port
Kochi	Kerala	It is a natural harbor and ship building centre. Handles tea, coffee and spices
Ennore	Tamil Nadu	It is the first corporate port and developed to reduce pressure on Chennai port
Kolkata	West Bengal	India’s only major Riverine port situated on Hugli river. It is also known as Diamond Harbour
Kandla	Gujarat	It is a tidal port located on eastern end of Gulf of Kachchh. It is largest port by volume of cargo handled and developed to reduce pressure on Mumbai port
Mangalore	Karnataka	It is called the “gateway of Karnataka” and located on the southern tip of Karnataka coast. Handles export of iron ore
Mormugao	Goa	It has a naval base and is a leading iron ore port. It is situated on the estuary of the river Zuari
Mumbai	Maharashtra	It is the largest Natural Port and harbour in India. It is the busiest port in India. It is the biggest port in India in terms of cargo handling. It makes Mumbai the “gateway of India”
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) / Nhava Sheva, Navi Mumbai	Maharashtra	It is the largest artificial port and is the largest container port in India.
Paradip	Odisha	It is a deep water sea port and natural harbor. It deals with the export of iron, aluminium and coal
Tuticorin	Tamil Nadu	It came into existence during the reign of pandya kings. It deals with the fertilizers and petrochemical products
Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	It is the deepest port of India and deals with the export of iron ore. It contains materials for building and fixing of ships
Port Blair	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	This port is situated in between two international shipping lines namely Saudi Arabia & US Singapore.
Haldia	West Bengal	This port is made for reducing pressure on Kolkata port. It handles those large sized ships which could not reach Kolkata. It handles petroleum products, coal, iron and steel.