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Port centric
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Port independent
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Port oriented
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Port dependent
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Major Port Trusts Act, 1963.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ministry of Shipping has been entrusted with the responsibility to formulate policies and programmes on shipping and ports sectors and their implementation. Users can access information about the ports, shipping, finance, chartering, development, transport research, etc.
Detailed explanation-3: -Currently there are 13 “major ports” in India, and all except Ennore Port are administered by a Port Trust Board. Ennore Port is a public company limited by guarantee, and fully owned by the national government. The ports with a Port Trust Board are: Mumbai.
Detailed explanation-4: -Thirteen major ports in the country handle a lot of volume of container and cargo traffic. On the west coast, there are the ports of Mumbai, Kandla, Mangalore, JNPT, Mormugao, and Cochin. The ones on the east coast are the ports at Chennai, Tuticorin, Visakhapatnam, Paradip, Kolkata, and Ennore.