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Major
Sea Ports
India has got
14,500 km of navigable waterways, which comprise of rivers, canals,
backwaters, creeks, etc. Presently, about 37,00 km of major rivers
is navigable by mechanized crafts but actually only 2000 km is being
used. 160 tonnes of cargo is transported through Inland Water Transport.
There are 12
major ports in the country apart from 139 minor working ports along
the coastline of about 5,600 km. Major ports are the direct responsibility
of the Central Government while the minor/intermediate are under
the management of the state governments.
Kandla, Mumbai, Mormugao, New Manglore, Cochin and Jawaharlal Nehru
Port are the major ports of the west coast. The Jawaharlal Nehru
Port is equipped with modern facilities having mechanized container
berths for handling dry bulk cargo and service berth, etc. On the
east coast, Tuticorin, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Paradip and Calcutta-Haldia
are the major ports. Among the major ports, Kandla Port trust handle
maximum traffic, with 40.6 MT during 1998-99, out of a total of
251 for all major ports. Mumbai handles a basic of 12% of the total
traffic of the ports, bulk of which consists of petroleum products
and dry cargo. Cochin is a natural harbour. Tuticorin port handles
mainly coal traffic.
Chennai is one of the oldest ports on the east coast. The traffic
handled at this port consists of crude oils and iron ore. Visakhapatnam
is the deepest port where an outer harbour has been developed for
exporting iron ore and a berth has been constructed for crude oil
and also petroleum products as well as multipurpose general cargo
berth. Paradip handles iron ore and some quantities of coal an dry
cargo. Calcutta is a rivervine port handling diversified commodities.
A new mechanized dock system at Haldia with provision for deep draft
vessels supplements the facilities available at Calcutta. Haldia
has fully equipped coal handling, oil and containerized berths.
Mumbai Port
Trust
Shoorji Vallabhdas Marg,
Mumbai - 400038, India.
Telex: 011-81047
Tel: (91 22) 2621234, 2614321
Fax: (91 222) 2611011
E-mail : mbpt@giasbm01.vsnl.net.in
URL: http://www.mumbaiporttrust.com
Calcutta Port Trust
15, Strand Road,
Calcutta-700001, India.
Tel: (91 33) 2205300
Fax: (91 33) 2204901
Telex: 021-7336,7423
E-mail: cptedi@giascl01.vsnl.net.in
calport@vsnl.com
cptcal@cal.wb.nic.in
portofcalcutta@portofcalcutta.com
URL: http://www.portofcalcutta.com/
Haldia Dock
Complex
Haldia, West Bengal, India.
Tel: (91-3224) 63 114, 63 209
Calcutta Telephone: (91-33) 220 5438
E-mail: dychairman_hal@portofcalcutta.com
Chennai Port Trust
Rajaji Salai, Chennai 600 001, India.
Phone: (91 44) 5362201, 5361139
Fax: (91 44) 5361228, 5360278
E-mail: diredp@md3.vsnl.net.in
URL: http://www.chennaiporttrust.com
Cochin Port
Trust
Willington Island,
Cochin-682009, India.
Tel: (91 484) 608200, 608302;
Fax: (91 484) 668163
Telex: 0885-6203
E-mail: copt@ker.nic.in
URL: http://www.cochinport.com/
Jawaharlal
Nehru Port Trust (JNPT)
Nhava Sheva, Navi Mumbai 400707,
Maharashtra, India.
Tel: (91 22) 7242335 / 219 / 322 / 317
Fax (91 22) 7242325
Telex. 013-13202 JNPT IN
E-mail jawahar@giasbm01.vsnl.net.in
Website: http://www.jnport.com
Kandla Port
Trust
Post Box #50
Gandhidham, Kutch - 370 201
Gujarat, India.
E-mail: kpt@guj1.guj.nic.in
URL: http://www.kandlaport.com
Mormugao
Port Trust
Mormugao, Goa-403803, India.
Tel: (91 834) 513821;
Fax: (91 834) 513065
Telex: 0191-219, 256
E-mail: mgpt@goa1.dot.net.in
URL: http://www.mptgoa.com
New Mangalore
Port Trust
Panambur,
Manglore - 575010, India.
Tel: (91 824) 407300;
Fax: (91 8244) 408390
Telex: 0832-220
E-mail: nmpt@x400.nicgw.nic.in
URL: http://www.newmangaloreport.com
Paradip Port
Trust
P.O.Paradip Port,
Distt. Cuttack
Orissa-754142, India.
Tel: (91 6722) 22046,22768
Fax: (91 6722) 22256
Telex: 0674-211
E-mail: pptnet@dte.vsnl.net.in
URL: http://www.paradipport.com
Gujarat Pipavav
Port Limited
(India's first private port. Established in 1992 in tie-up with
Port of Singapore Authority)
Port office: Post Ucchaiya. Via Rajula, District Amreli - 365 560,
Gujarat, India.
Tel: 91-2794-86001
Fax: 91-2794-86044
URL: http://www.pipavav.com
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Major Indian Ports :
Mumbai
Port Trust
JNPT
Cochin Port
Trust
New
Mangalore Port Trust
Calcutta
Port Trust
Pipavav
Port Trust
Kandla Port
Trust
Paradip
Port Trust
Mormugao Port
Trust
Tuticorin
Port Trust
Chennai
Port Trust
Visakhapatnam
Port Trust
Mundra Port
Ennore Port
Minor Ports
Alewadi (Maharashtra)
Dighi (Maharashtra)
Dabhol (Maharashtra)
Jaigad (Maharashtra)
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)
Vijaydurg (Maharashtra)
Redi (Maharashtra)
Dholera (Gujrat)
Hazira (Gujrat)
Maroli (Gujrat)
Mithivirdi (Gujrat)
Positra (Gujrat)
Rozi (Bedi) (Gujrat)
Simar (Gujrat)
Vansi-Borsi (Gujrat)
Colachel Port - (Tamilnadu)
Cuddalore Port - (Tamilnadu)
Thiruchopuram Port - (Tamilnadu)
Kanyakumari Port - (Kanyakumari District)
Kattupalli Port - (Thiruvallore District)
Ennore Minor Port - (Thiruvallore District)
Punnakkayal - (Toothukudi District)
Nagapattinam Port - (Chennai)
Mannapad Port - (Toothukudi District)
Rameswaram Port - (Ramanathapuram District)
Valinokkam Port - (Ramanathapuram District)
Tirukkadaiyur Port - (Nagapattinam District)
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