Ports in Kerala

Valiyathura Seaport
Kollam
Neendakara
Alleppey
Kayamkulam
Manakkodam
Ponnani
Kodungallur
Cochin International Seaport
Beypore
Calicut
Vadakara
Thalasserry
Kannur
Kasaragod
Azhikkal
Manjeswaram
Neeleswaram
Ports in Kerala.

Kerala has two major port and 13 minor ports and 2 intermediate ports.Kerala has a coastline of around 590 km.

Port of Trivandrum the Largest port in India under construction
Kochi Port is the one of the major port in Kerala and one of the largest commercial ports in India.
Kollam Port as seen from Tangasseri Lighthouse

Kochi Port, which is an all-weather natural harbour, is the major port present in Kerala. It is one of the largest commercial ports in India and the closest to international shipping routes(as well as safest for ships to dock). Kochi is an important hub of maritime commerce in India with a string of facilities like a container transshipment terminal(the only Indian port with this facility), shipyard for ship manufacturing and maintenance(largest in India), LNG terminal, oil terminal of Kochi Refineries, marina for yacht-totters(only facility in India).

Beypore Port handles most of the non-major port traffic in the state. It has both cargo and passenger services.

Other major port under construction include Port of Trivandrum or Vizhinjam Port. Once commissioned it will serve as one of the largest sea port in India with 20m draft. Port of Trivandrum is a port under construction in the Arabian Sea at ThiruvananthapuramCity.[1]

NoPort LocationDistrictPort TypeRemarks
1Port of TrivandrumTrivandrumMajor( Under construction )Seaport
2ValiyathuraTrivandrumMinorSeaport
3Quilon(Kollam)KollamMinorSeaport
4NeendakaraKollamIntermediateSeaport
5AlleppeyAlleppeyIntermediateSeaport
6KayamkulamAlleppeyMinorSeaport
7ManakkodamAlleppeyMinorSeaport
8KottayamKottayamMinorInland Port
9CochinErnakulamMajorSeaport
10Munambam / KodungallurThrissurMinorSeaport
11PonnaniMalappuramMinorSeaport
12BeyporeKozhikodeMinorRiverine
13CalicutKozhikodeIntermediateSeaport
14VadakaraKozhikodeMinorSeaport
15ThalasserryKannurMinorSeaport
16KannurKannurMinorSeaport
17AzhikkalKannurMinorRiverine
18KasaragodKasaragodMinorSeaport
19ManjeswaramKasaragodMinorSeaport
20NeeleswaramKasaragodMinorSeaport

References

  1. ↑ "Vizhinjam port". About the port. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
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