Port of Mumbai has long been the principal gateway of India. Over the years it has played a dominant role in developing the country's trade and commerce. Its rise to eminence was largely due to its strategic location, situated almost midway along the west coast of india and is gifted with a natural harbour providing ample shelter for shipping throughout the year. There are three enclosed wet docks namely Indira, Prince's and Victoria Docks. For handling Crude and Petroleum products, there are four jetties at Jawahar Dweep an Island in the Mumbai harbour. Chemicals and Products are also handled at Pir Pau. The port, during its long chequered history of over 130 years, has been called upon to handle all types of cargo--handling upto approximately one sixth of the total sea-borne trade of the country.

Kolkata is the oldest major port in the country. But the nucleus of the present day Kolkata Port lies much earlier - with the grant of trading rights to the British Settlement in Eastern India by the Moghal Emperor Aurangzeb. The city of Kolkata, has a synergistic linkage with the port.In course of time the power to rule this vast country passed from the East India Company to the British Crown. The affairs of the Port were brought under the administrative control of the Government with the appoinment of a Port Commission in 1870.

M/s.Cogan and Day founded a trading settlement in the little fishing village of Chennaipattnam in 1639. The English East India Company chose this place as the centre of their commercial activities in the South. Thus was laid the foundations of the modern city of Chennai, the capital city of TamilNadu. This southern gateway developed as a major trade centre, well-linked by road, rail, water and air with the rest of the world. But in those days when air travel was still unknown, sea route to Britain, was the most important for transport of merchandise and people. The Chennai Port came into being in those times and started flourishing.

The Port is administered by a statutory autonomous body known as the Cochin Port Trust. The Chairman, Dy. Chairman and 17 other Trustees representing various interests inter-linked with the port such as shipping agents, shippers, labour, customs, state government etc. constitute the board which looks after the administration of the Port.Facilities offered by the Port are, berths for handling cargo and passenger ships, cargo handling equipments, storage accommodation, dry dock, bunkering facilities, fisheries harbour etc.

The port is committed to meeting the needs and expectations of it's customers through : Equipping itself with state-of-the-art equipment and technology and efficient, professional and computer integrated terminal operation systems. Conforming to international standards and offering services at competitive rates.Perceiving the principles of sustainable development. Courtesy to Customers Constantly upgrading the competence, awareness, skills and motivation of the Port personnel to bring about continuous improvement in the physical efficiency parameters

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Global notice inviting applications for development of container terminal on BOT basis at Kandla Port The Board of Trustees of Kandla Port Trust (KPT) under Ministry of Shipping (MoS), Government of India (GoI), invites Applications from interested parties, in order to shortlist qualified bidders (Qualified bidders), who may be subsequently invited for submitting their development of financial proposals for a Project involving development of Container Terminal at the Port of Kandla, India on Build Operate Transfer (BOT) Basis.

In many ways, Mormugao Port enjoys an enviable position amongst the major ports. It is the premier iron ore exporting Port of India with an annual throughput of around 24.50 million tonnes of iron ore traffic. The Port accounts for about 32% of India's iron ore export. Though ore is the predominant cargo, there has been a steady increase in liquid bulk and general cargo traffic ever since its joining the ranks of the Major Ports of India. Since 1992, there has been a regular container feeder service from the port and the container traffic has registered a rapid growth within a short span of time and presently handles about 10,000 TEUs per annum.

The New Mangalore Port, the only Major Port of Karnataka was declared as the 9th Major Port on 4th May 1974 and was formally inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India, Smt. Indira Gandhi on 11th January 1975. The Provisions of the Major Port Trust Act 1963 were applied to NMP with effect from 1-4-1980. Since then the Port has been functioning as a catalyst for the economic development of this region and cater the needs of the shippers. Over the years the Port has grown from the level of handling less than a lakh tonnes of traffic to 26.67 million tones handled during 2003-04.

Paradip is one of the Major Ports of India and is the main out-let and in-let of the sea- borne trade of the eastern part of the country spread over States such as Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. The natural resources and industrial products of this wide spread hinterland are immense and the value of the Ore trade of the country passing through the Port of Paradip is considerably higher than many other Major Ports of India.

WELCOME to the Port of Visakhapatnam, the Gateway to the East Coast of India. It plays a crucial role as the middle point distribution base for Southern, Eastern, Central and Northern states of India. Described as the Brightest Jewel of all Indian major ports for its outstanding performance and productivity, Visakhapatnam Port serves as a catalyst in spurring domestic and international trade.