Ports in India
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India has one of the greatest peninsula in the world, with the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea surrounding it respectively in the east, south & west. The total length of India's coastline is approximately 7600 km. India has 12 major ports and 185 minor and intermediate ports along the country’s coastline.
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[edit] Major ports
There are also 7 shipyards under the control of the central government of India, 2 shipyards controlled by state governments, and 19 privately owned shipyards. The major ports handled 423.4 million tons of cargo for the financial year 2005-2006, with Vishakhapatnam, Kolkata Port, Chennai Port and Kandla carrying the greatest tonnage. Major ports can collectively handle 400+ million tons of cargo annually, and port operations have improved since the mid-1990s. All major ports, except one (Ennore Port), are government administered, but private-sector participation in ports has increased.
[edit] Handling
The following table gives the detailed data about the major ports of India for the financial year 2005-06 and percentage growth over 2004-05 (Source: Indian Ports Association):
| Name | Cargo Handled (06-07) '000 tonnes | % Increase (over 05-06) | Vessel Traffic (05-06) | % Increase (over 04-05) | Container Traffic (05-06) '000 TEUs | % Increase (over 04-05) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolkata (Kolkata Dock System & Haldia Dock Complex) | 55,050 | 3.59% | 2,853 | 07.50% | 313 | 09.06% |
| Paradip | 38,517 | 16.33% | 1,330 | 10.01% | 3 | 50.00% |
| Visakhapatnam | 56,386 | 1.05% | 2,109 | 14.43% | 47 | 04.44% |
| Chennai | 53,414 | 13.05% | 1,857 | 11.26% | 735 | 19.12% |
| Tuticorin | 18,001 | 05.03% | 1,576 | 06.56% | 321 | 04.56% |
| Cochin | 15,314 | 10.28% | 1,225 | 09.38% | 203 | 09.73% |
| New Mangalore Port | 32,042 | -06.99% | 1,087 | 01.87% | 10 | 11.11% |
| Mormugao | 34,241 | 08.06% | 642 | -03.31% | 9 | -10.00% |
| Mumbai | 52,364 | 18.50% | 2,153 | 14.34% | 159 | -27.40% |
| J.N.P.T. | 44,818 | 18.45% | 2,395 | 03.06% | 2,267 | -04.39% |
| Ennore | 10,714 | 16.86% | 173 | 01.17% | ||
| Kandla | 52,982 | 15.41% | 2,124 | 09.48% | 148 | -18.23% |
| All Indian Ports | 463,843 | 9.51% | 19,796 | 08.64% | 4,744 | 12.07% |
[edit] Recent developments
In 2000 there were 102 shipping companies operating in India, of which five were privately owned and based in India and one was owned by the government (Shipping Corporation of India). In 2000 there were 639 government-owned ships, including 91 oil tankers, 79 dry cargo bulk carriers, and 10 cellular container vessels. Indian-flagged vessels carried about 15 percent of overseas cargo at Indian ports for financial year 2003.
[edit] References
- Library of Congress – Federal Research Division Country Profile: India, December 2004). Library of Congress Country Studies (All works are issued in Public domain. Retrieved on 2007-11-06.
