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List of Major Ports on West Coast of India Major Ports on West Coast Descriptions Kandla Port (Gujarat) 1. It is a tidal port 2. It comes under the Trade Free Zone 3. It is the largest port serving northern. 4. It is the first Export Processing Zone in India. Mumbai (Maharashtra) 1. It is natural harbour and largest natural port in India. 2. It is busiest port of India which handles one-fifth of the foreign trade of India predominantly in mineral oil and dry cargo. Navasheva (Jawaharlal Nehru Port) 1. It was established to reduce traffic on Mumbai port. 2. It is the most mechanised and largest artificial port of India. Murmagoa 1. It is established on the estuary of the river Juari. 2. It handles iron ore export. New Mangalore (Karnataka) 1. It handles the iron ore exports from Kudremukh mines. Kochi (Kerala) 1. It is known as ‘Best port in the East’. 2. It is natural harbour located in the Vembanad lake.

List of major ports on East Coast of India Major Ports on East Coast Characteristics Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) 1. It handles petro-chemical products, fertilizers & salts. Chennai (Tamil Nadu) 1. It is the artificial and second busiest port of India after Mumbai. Ennore (Tamil Nadu) 1. It was established near Chennai to reduce traffic on Chennai port. 2. It is the first corporatized port of India. Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) 1. It is the deepest port of India. 2. It handles the export of iron ore to Japan. 3. It is natural harbour and protected the Monsoon spells by hill, named ‘Dolphin Nose’. 4. It is also famous for building and repairing of ships. Paradip (Odisha) 1. It is a natural harbour and handles export of iron and aluminium to south-east Asian countries. Haldia & Kolkata (West Bengal) 1. These are riverine ports established on Hugli river. 2. These handles trade with South-East Asian countries. 3. It is connect with Ocean based dockyard of Kolkata i.e. Diamond Harbour Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Island) 1. It is 13th major port of India. 2. It has 23 ports territorial jurisdiction including East Island Port, Diglipur Port (Cornwallis), Mayabunder Port, Elphinston Harbour, Rangat Port, Havelock Port and Neil Island port.