Ports in India, Major Ports, Kolkata-Haldia, Vishakhapatnam
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Major Ports
There are 12 major ports:
- Kolkata-Haldia (riverine port)
- Paradip (exports raw iron to Japan)
- Vishakhapatnam (deepest major port)
- Chennai oldest and artificial
- Tuticorin (southernmost)
- Cochin (natural)
- New Mangalore Port (exports Kudremukh Iron Ore)
- Maragao (naval base also)
- Mumbai (biggest and busiest)
- Ennore (corporate Port. Private?)
- Kandla (child of partition)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (Nhava Sheva, Maharashtra) (fastest growing)
Gangavaram Port in AP is the deepest port.