PORTS IN INDIA

The nine coastal Indian states Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu,
Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal are home to allmajor and minor ports of India. The
long coastline of India forms one of the biggest piece of land into a body of water,These
twelve major Indian Ports are handle a large volume of cargo traffic and container traffic.
There are total 13 major sea ports of India,out of 12 are government and one, Ennore port of
Chennai is the corporate one. Ennore Port is one of the major port of India located at
Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu state, Other 12 major ports of India are listed as follows.

Kandla Port- Gujarat: Gujarat The Growth Engine of India host of the major seaport of
west coast, The Kandla Port is situated on the Gulf of Kutch near the Gandhidham city in
Kutch District of Gujarat. The Port of Kandla is the first special economic zone in India as
well as in Asia, Kandla Port is hub for major imports like petroleum, chemicals and iron also
export grains,salt and textiles. Port of Kandla is one of the highest earning ports of India,
another port in Gujarat is Mundra Port,Indias largest private port.

Nhava Sheva- Maharashtra: Nhava Sheva now known as Jawaharlal Nehru Port is the
largest container port in India, situated at the mainland of Konkan area across the Navi
Mumbai Maharashtra. Jawaharlal Nehru Port is the king port of Arabian Sea at west cost and
handle a large volume of international container traffic and domestic cargo traffic. The major
exports are textiles,carpets,boneless meat and main imports are machinery,vegetable oils and
chemicals.
Mumbai Port: The Mumbai Port is located in the mainland of west Mumbai on the West
coast of India with natural deep-water harbor. Mumbai Port is the largest port in India and
handles bulk cargo traffic with its four jetties for handling Liquid chemicals, Crude and
petroleum products. International container traffic of Mumbai Port is directed to the new and
big Nhava Sheva port.
Marmagao port- Goa: The main port of Goa,Marmagao port is a best natural harbors of
India located in South Goa. Marmagao port is one of the leadingiron ores exporter port in
India and raw materials too.The port of Marmagao is one of the major attraction of Goa along
with the beautiful city of Vasco da Gama and international airport Dabolim. The natural
harbor of Goa is one of Indias earliest modern ports.
Panambur Port- Karnataka: Panambur Port known as the New Mangalore Port, is a
seaport located near to Surathkal railway station in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka.
New Mangalore Port is a deep water all weather port and the only major port of Karnataka
and one of the largest port in India. Port of Mangalore export major commodities like

manganese, granite stones, coffee and cashew and main imports includes timber
logs,LPG,petroleum products and cargo containers. There is a beautiful beach at south of sea
port of Panambur along with the shore of the Arabian Sea.
Cochin Port- Kerala: The Cochin port is one of the largest port in India and the major port
on the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean sea route. The port of Cochin lies on two islands of
Willingdon and Vallarpadam and the largest container transshipment facility in India. Kochi
Port is equipped with maritime facilities Cochin Shipyard,Kochi Refineries and Kochi
Marina. Kochi city is famous for its traditional spices and well known as the port city of Fort
Kochi during the European colonials. It also get its individual Kochi international airport,
third international airport in the state of Kerala.
Port Blair- Andaman: Port Blair is the capital city of Andaman Nicobar Islands, a Union
Territory of India located at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. Port Blair is
the youngest sea port in India and one of the 12 major port of the country. The only port of
Andaman islands are connected to mainland of India through flight and ship. Port Blair is the
principal hub for shipping in the islands of Andaman and the one of the most popular tourist
destination with several places of interest around like virgin beaches,scuba diving and water
sports.
Tuticorin Port- Tamil Nadu: Tuticorin Port is an artificial deep-sea harbour and one of the
12 major ports of India. It is also the second largest port in Tamil Nadu first is Chennai Port
and one of the largest container terminal in India. The artificial port of Tuticorin is a all
weather port and who receive a large volume of international traffic. Port of Tuticorin are a
used to be best port for maritime trade and pearl fishery on the bay of Bengal. The port city is
also known as Pearl City and is one of the beautiful sea gateways of India from Tamil Nadu
state.
Chennai Port: Madras Port is the one of the oldest port of India and the second largest port
in the country. Chennai Port also the largest port in the Bay of Bengal and a hub port for cars,
big containers and cargo traffic in the east coast of India. Port of the Coromandel Coast
handles a variety of cargo containers,automobiles,coal,fertilizers and petroleum products.
Chennai Port terminals have lighthouses around,Intra port connectivity,Pipelines and railway
terminus.
Vizag Port- Andhra Pradesh: The port city Visakhapatnam is located on the southeast coast
of India in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Visakhapatnam or Vizag has one of the Indias largest
seaport and the oldest shipyard of country. The Visakhapatnam harbors is the only Natural
harbors in the bay of Bengal shore. Vizag is second largest city in Andhra, nestled among the
great hills of Eastern Ghats and faces the Bay of Bengal.
Paradip Port- Orissa: The artificial, deep-water port of east coast of India is located in the
Jagatsinghpur district of Orissa state. Port of Paradip is the major port in the east cost shore
and situated at the confluence of great river Mahanadi and the Bay of Bengal. Paradip Port
has its own railway system,cold handling plant and a national highway connects the port with
rest of Indian road networks

Haldia port- West Bengal: Haldia port or Calcutta Port is a major seaport situated near the
Hooghly River in the state of West Bengal. Port of Haldia is one of the major trade center for
Calcutta and receive bulk cargoes of Chemicals, Petrochemicals and oils. Port of Kolkata is
also a base of Indian Coast Guard
Exam was held on 21 st march 2010 Total of 170 marks 120 descriptive and 50 objective
Section -I
question 1.What is e commerce and and its importance in indian economy. 20 marks
Question 2.What are the mode of cargo Transport in India. Its importance in indian
economy .what kind of mode of transport would you use in shipment of containers from new
delhi to new york? 20 marks
Question 3. how are railways important in indian economy. what you think if other modes of
transport given more importance the credibility of railways as mode of transport would
decrease or increase , comment? 20 marks
question 4. explain any 4 of the following:
1.3PL
2.customer satisfaction
3.markleting logistics
4.aggregate planning
5.demand forecasting 20 marks
Question 5.What are the drivers of supply chain management ?
Question 6. what are the various modes of transport of cantainers in india and explain eachs
SWOT analysis and explain importance of its in indian ecnomy 20 marks
--Section II-objective questions 5 x4 -20 Marks Mcq type
1. what is 4 P in marketing
Answer Product ,place ,Price,Promotion
2. what is 3PLAnswer
Third party logistics

3. question based on services marketing------4.based on scm?-----5. Based on marketing?-----10x2 -20 Marks