Introduction
Seaports | S.NO | Seaport | Location | State | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vizagport | Vishakapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | Only natural seaport in the shores of Bay of Bengal Oldest shipyard of India |
| 2. | Madras Port | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 2nd largest port in India Largest port in Tamil Nadu |
| 3. | Tuticorin Port | Tuticorin | Tamil Nadu | 2nd largest port in Tamil Nadu |
| 4. | Kandla Port | Gandhidham | Gujarat | Major seaport of west coast |
| 5. | Nhava Sheva (or) Jawaharlal Nehru Port | Navi Mumbai | Maharashtra | Largest container port in India King Port of Arabian Sea |
| 6. | Mumbai Port | West Mumbai | Maharashtra | Largest port in India |
| 7. | Marmagao Port | South Goa | Goa | One of India’s earliest modern ports |
| 8. | Panambur (or) New Mangalore Port | Dakshina Kannada | Karnataka | All weather port on the shore of Arabian Sea |
| 9. | Cochin Port | Cochin | Kerala | Major port on the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean Sea route It lies on 2 islands Wellington and Vallarpadam |
| 10. | Paradip Port | Jagatsinghpur | Odisha | Situated at the confluence of the river Mahanadi and Bay of Bengal |
| 11. | Haldia Port | Kolkata | West Bengal | It is the base of Indian Coast Guard |
| 12. | Port Blair | Port Blair | Andaman & Nicobar islands | Located at the juncture of Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea |
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