Ports in India

The classification of Indian ports into major, minor and intermediate has an administrative significance. Indian government has a federal structure, and according to its constitution, maritime transport falls under the "concurrent list", to be administered by both the Central and the State governments. While the Central Shipping Ministry administer the major ports, the minor and intermediate ports are administered by the relevant departments or ministries in the nine coastal states—West Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala,Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Several of these 185 minor and intermediate ports are merely "notified"; little or no cargo handling actually takes place. These ports have been identified by the respective governments to be developed, in a phased manner, a good proportion of them involving public–private partnership.

Major ports as below

PORTS                       Location
KOLKATA              Bengal
PARADIP              Orissa
VISAKHAPATNAM   Andhra Pradesh
ENNORE              TamilNadu
CHENNAI              TamilNadu
TUTICORIN              TamilNadu
COCHIN                     Kerala
NEW
MANGALORE           Karnataka
MORMUGAO             Goa
MUMBAI             Maharashtra
JNPT
(Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust)   Maharashtra
KANDLA            Gujrat
Port Blair                   Andaman Nicobar