Ports in Kerala

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Ports in Kerala is located in Kerala
Vizhinjam Port
Vizhinjam Port
Kollam
Kollam
Neendakara
Neendakara
Alleppey
Alleppey
Kayamkulam
Kayamkulam
Manakkodam
Manakkodam
Ponnani
Ponnani
Kodungallur
Kodungallur
Cochin Port
Cochin Port
Beypore
Beypore
Calicut
Calicut
Quilandy
Quilandy
Thalasserry
Thalasserry
Kannur
Kannur
Kasaragod
Kasaragod
Azhikkal
Azhikkal
Manjeswaram
Manjeswaram
Neeleswaram
Neeleswaram
Ports in Kerala

Kerala has 1 Major port, 7 intermediate ports and 12 minor ports and . Kerala has a coastline of around 590 km.

Kochi Port is the one of the major port in Kerala.

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.

No Port Location District Port Type Remarks
1 Vizhinjam Port (Port of Trivandrum) Thiruvananthapuram Major( Under construction ) Seaport
2 Valiyathura Thiruvananthapuram Minor Seaport
3 Quilon(Kollam) Kollam Intermediate Seaport
4 Neendakara Kollam Intermediate Seaport
5 Kayamkulam Alappuzha Minor Seaport
6 Aleppey Alappuzha Intermediate Seaport
7 Manakkodam Alappuzha Minor Seaport
8 Kottayam Kottayam Minor Inland Port
9 Cochin Port Ernakulam Major Seaport
10 Kodungallur Thrissur Minor Seaport
11 Ponnani Malapuram Minor Seaport
12 Beypore Kozhikode Intermediate Riverine
13 Calicut Kozhikode Intermediate Seaport
14 Koyilandy Kozhikode Minor Seaport
15 Thalassery Kannur Minor Seaport
16 Kannur Kannur Minor Seaport
17 Azhikkal Kannur Intermediate Riverine
18 Neeleswaram Kasargod Minor Seaport
19 Kasaragod Kasargod Minor Seaport
20 Manjeswaram Kasargod Minor Seaport

References[]

  • Chandran, VP (2018). Mathrubhumi Yearbook Plus - 2019 (Malayalam Edition). Kozhikode: P. V. Chandran, Managing Editor, Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Company Limited, Kozhikode.

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