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.

'Valiyathura Seaport
Kollam
Neendakara
Alleppey
Kayamkulam
Manakkodam
Ponnani
Kodungallur
Beypore
Calicut
Badagara
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.

NoPort LocationDistrictPort TypeRemarks
1Cochin PortKochiMajorSeaport
2 Vizhinam PortThiruvananthapuramMajor( Under construction )Seaport
3ValiyathuraThiruvananthapuramMinorSeaport
4Quilon(Kollam)KollamIntermediateSeaport
5NeendakaraKollamIntermediateSeaport
6KayamkulamAlappuzhaMinorSeaport
7AlleppeyAlappuzhaIntermediateSeaport
8ManakkodamAlappuzhaMinorSeaport
9KottayamKottayamMinorInland Port
10KodungallurThrissurMinorSeaport
11PonnaniMalapuramMinorSeaport
12BeyporeKozhikodeIntermediateRiverine
13CalicutKozhikodeIntermediateSeaport
14KoyilandyKozhikodeMinorSeaport
15ThalasserryKannurMinorSeaport
16KannurKannurMinorSeaport
17AzhikkalKannurIntermediateRiverine
18NeeleswaramKasargodMinorSeaport
19KasaragodKasargodMinorSeaport
20ManjeswaramKasargodMinorSeaport

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