Major ports in India include Kandla Port in Gujarat, which is one of India's highest earning ports and imports petroleum and chemicals and exports grains and textiles. JNPT in Mumbai is India's largest container handling port and largest port on the Arabian Sea. Mumbai Port is the largest port in India and a natural deep water port. Other major ports are located in Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, the Andaman Islands, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Orissa, and Andhra Pradesh, handling a variety of cargo from containers to bulk materials to automobiles.

1. Major Ports In India
By: Anish Maman

2. Kandla Port(Gujrat)
• The Growth Engine Of India
• Situated At Gulf Of Kutch
• Imports: petroleum, chemical, iron
• Exports: grain, salt, textiles
• One of the highest earning port of india

3. JNPT(Mumbai)
• Largest container handling port in india
• King port of Arabian Sea
• Impots: machinery, vegetable oil, chemical
• Exports: textile, carpet, boneless meat

4. Mumbai port
• Largest port in india
• Situated in the mainland of west Mumbai
• Natural deep water port
• Have four jetties for liquid chemical, crude, petroleum products

5. Marmagao Port(Goa)
• Best natural harbor of india situated in south goa
• Leading exporter of iron ore
• One of the earliest modern port

6. Panambur port(Karnataka)
• Also known as mangalore port
• It’s a deep water all weather port
• Exports: manganese, graphite stone, coffee, cashew
• Imports: timber logs, lpg, petroleum products, container

7. Cochin Port(Kerela)
• One of the largest sea port on Arabian sea and on the route of indian
ocean.
• Eqquiped with kochi refinery, shipyard and marina.
• Famous for its spices.

8. Port blair(Andaman)
• Youngest sea port in india
• Anchorage depth : 12.5-13.7m
• Cargo pier depth : 3.4-4.6m
• Oil terminal depth: 7.1 – 9.1m

9. Tuticorin port( tamilnadu)
• Artificial deep sea harbor
• 2nd largest port in TN after Chennai port
• It’s a all weather port known for its international traffic
• Best port for maritime trade and pearl fishiry
• Anchorage depth: 9.4-10 m
• Cargo pier depth:7.1- 9.1m
• Oil terminal : 9.4 – 10m

10. Chennai Port
• One of the oldest port in india, and 2nd largest in india.
• Largest port in bay of Bengal
• Hub for cars, big container, bulk cargo
• It handles a variety of cargo container, automobiles, fertilizers,
petroleum products.
• Anchorage depth: 7.1- 9.1m
• Cargo pier depth: 7.1- 9.1m
• Oil terminal: 14.1- 15.2m

11. Vizag port(vishakapatnam)
• Located in the south east coast of india in andra Pradesh
• One of india largest port and the oldest seaport of india
• Anchorage depth: 3.4-4.6m
• Cargo pier depth: 9.4-10m
• Oil terminal: 9.4-10m

12. Paradip Port(Orissa)
• Artificial deep water port located in the east coast of india
• Has it own railway system, coal handling plant, and national highway
which connect the port to rest of the india’s road network
• Anchorage depth: 9.4-10 m
• Cargo pier depth: 11.1-12.2 m
• Oil terminal depth: 14 – 15.2 m

13. Haldia ( West bengal)
• Major seaport situated near the hoogly river
• Imports bulk cargo of chemical, petrochemical and oil
• Base of indian coast guard
• Anchorage depth: 11 – 12.2 m
• Cargo pier depth: 9.4 – 10m
• Oil terminal depth: 9.4 – 10m