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.

Port of Cannanore (Kannur)

Kollam Port as seen from Tangasseri Lighthouse

ValiyathuraSeaport

Vizhinjam Port

Kollam

Neendakara

Alleppey

Kayamkulam

Manakkodam

Ponnani

Kodungallur

Cochin Port

Beypore

Calicut

Quilandy

Thalasserry

Kannur

Kasaragod

Azhikkal

Manjeswaram

Neeleswaram

Ports 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	Cochin Port	Ernakulam	Major	Seaport
2	Vizhinjam Port	Thiruvananthapuram	Major( Under construction )	Seaport
3	Manjeswaram	Kasargod	Minor	Seaport
4	Kasaragod	Kasargod	Minor	Seaport
5	Neeleswaram	Kasargod	Minor	Seaport
6	Azhikkal	Kannur	Intermediate	Riverine
7	Kannur	Kannur	Minor	Seaport
8	Thalassery	Kannur	Minor	Seaport
9	Koyilandy	Kozhikode	Minor	Seaport
10	Calicut	Kozhikode	Intermediate	Seaport
11	Beypore	Kozhikode	Intermediate	Riverine
12	Ponnani	Malapuram	Minor	Seaport
13	Kodungallur	Thrissur	Minor	Seaport
14	Kottayam	Kottayam	Minor	Inland Port
15	Manakkodam	Alappuzha	Minor	Seaport
16	Aleppey	Alappuzha	Intermediate	Seaport
17	Kayamkulam	Alappuzha	Minor	Seaport
18	Neendakara	Kollam	Intermediate	Seaport
19	Quilon(Kollam)	Kollam	Intermediate	Seaport
20	Valiyathura	Thiruvananthapuram	Minor	Seaport

References

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

External links

Kerala ports

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