02-01-2018, 04:36 PM
Major Ports in India
West coast
*Cochin - Kerala
*Mangalore - Karanataka
*Murmagao - Goa
*Jawaharlal Nehru - Maharashtra
*Mumbai - Maharashtra
*Kandla - Gujarat
East Coast
*Tuticorin - Tamil Nadu
*Chennai - Tamil Nadu
*Ennore - Tamil Nadu
*Visakhapatanam - Andhra Pradesh
*Paradip - Odisha
*Haldia - West Bengal
*Port Blair - Andaman Nicobar Island
* The port which is known as the gateway of kanataka
Ans : Mangalore port
*‘Navasheva’ seaport of Maharashtra is the largest container port in India. It is also known as
Ans : ‘Jawaharlal Nehru port’.
*The new ship channel which unites Indian ocean and Bay of Bengal
Ans : Sethu Samudram Ship Channel
*The countries that will be connected by Sethusamudram project
Ans : India & Sri Lanka
*Sethusamudram project will be built across
Ans : Palk Strait
*The authority responsible for the implemen- tation of Sethusamudram project
Ans : Tuticorin Port Trust
*The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. was formed on
Ans : 2nd October 1961 (Mumbai)
*National Ship Design and Research Centre (NSDRC) is situated at
Ans : Visakhapatanam
*International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) is at
Ans : Vallarpadam
*India’s first privatized Container Terminal is Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT). It is controlled by D.P World.
Major Ship building Centres in India
*Cochin shipyard
Ans : Kochi
*Hindustan Shipyard
Ans : Visakhapatanam
*Goa Shipyard
Ans : Goa
*Mazagon dock Garden Reach ship builders and engineers
Ans : Kolkata
Bear in Mind
*India’s largest private Sea port
Ans : Mundra port (Gujarat)
*The first port developed after independence
Ans : Kandla (Gujarat)
*The deepest port in India
Ans : Gangavaram Port (Andhra Pradesh)
*The first private sea port in India
Ans : Pipavav Port, Gujarat
