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.