India
has a coast line of 6080 Km
India
has 12 major and 185 small & medium ports.
The
cargo handled is 345 mtg in 2004 and the major ports of India are
Mumbai – Natural harbour;
handles
one-fifth of India’s foreign trade
covers
a vast hinterland and well connected by Railway and Roadway network
Important
items of export are cotton textiles machines leather tobacco etc.
JawaharlalNehruPort / Nhava
Sheva port
Built
on NhavaShevaIsland
Releases
pressure on Mumbai port
The
first private sector International contain
Terminal
became operational in 2000.
It
is a twin port of Mumbai.
Kandla
Developed
after loosing Karachi to Pakistan
Located
at eastern end of Gulf of Kachchh
Port
has modern facilities.
Covers
the hinterland of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh.
Marmagoa
Located
at the entrance of Zuvari estuary
has
capacity to handle 16.1 mt
Export
iron ore
Small
hinterland – Goa, North Karnataka.
New Mangalore
Important
port north of Gurpur river
hinterland
lies in Karnataka and Kerala.
exports
spices and tea, iron ore, rubber
Kochi
Natural
harbour
Ship
building centre
hinter
landis Kerala and Tamilnadu
an
international bunkering terminal are to be taken up in the near future.
Kolkata Haldia
on
the left bank of Hugli river about 128
km inland from Bay of Bengal.
called
as Gateway to Eastern India
handles
goods from South east Asia.
main
exporter of jute products, coal, tea, iron ore, copper, leather, manganese,
Paper
chemicals.
It
suffer from siltage of Hugli river
Haldia
Developed
on the confluence of R. Hugli an Haldia.
To
release congestion at Kolkata
Receives
large vessels
Haldia’s
future is in uncertainity as Bhagirathi has changed its course
Paradwip:
12
meter deep all weather port located on Orissa coast.
Exports
iron ore to Japan
Vizag:
deepest land locked port located in Andhra Pradesh
Exports
iron ore
Handles
16.7 mt of Cargo
Hinterland
is AP Chhathisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Karnatka.
Chennai & Ennore
Chennai’s
–oldest artificial harbour while Ennore is
a new one
Handles
petroleum products, iron ore
Imports
coal, crude oil, fertilizers etc
Tuticorn
Located
in the Southern part
hinterland
Tamilnadu