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Deendayal Port
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Chennai Port
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Kochi Port
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Kamaraj Port
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kandla Port was renamed as Deendayal Port in 2017 under the Indian Ports Act, 1908.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Union Ministry of Shipping has renamed Kandla Port Trust as Deendayal Port Trust, by exercising powers conferred on it under Indian Ports Act, 1908. The name was changed as part of yearlong centenary celebrations of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, who had stood for uplift of poor and weaker sections of society.
Detailed explanation-3: -Deendayal Port Trust, Paradip Port Trust, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Mumbai Port Trust, Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Chennai Port Trust, Kolkata Port Trust, New Mangaluru Port Trust, V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust, Kamarajar Port Limited, Kochi Port Trust, Mormugao Port Trust.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mumbai port is one of India’s tax-free port. Kandla Port Trust or Deendayal Port is seaport in Kutch District of Gujarat near the city of Gandhidham.
Detailed explanation-5: -It is Located on Coromandel Coast about 24 km north of Chennai Port, Chennai. Deendayal (Kandla) Port handled the highest volume of traffic i.e. 84.91 Million tonnes (16.37% share).