TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
PORTS
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Port of Jebal Ali
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New Mangalore Port
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Kochi Port
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Vishakhapatnam port
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Detailed explanation-1: -The New Mangalore Port was declared as the 9th Major Port on 4th May 1974 and was formally inaugurated on the 11th January 1975. Till March 1980, the port was centrally administered by the Govt.
Detailed explanation-2: -The New Mangalore Port, the only Major Port of Karnataka was declared as the 9thMajor Port on 4thMay 1974 and was formally inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India, Smt. Indira Gandhi on 11thJanuary 1975.
Detailed explanation-3: -New Mangalore Port is located at Panambur on the west coast of India midway between Kochi and Mormagao. New Mangalore port which is at a distance of around 15 kms from Mangalore city . It is an all weather port and the maritime gateway of Karnataka State.
Detailed explanation-4: -It is located in Dakshina Kannada district, at a site called Panambur of Karnataka. New Mangalore Port is located at Gurupura river confluence with the Arabian Sea. It is the deepest inner harbour on the west coast. It is the only major port of Karnataka and the seventh-largest port in India.
Detailed explanation-5: -Mangalore was officially renamed to “Mangaluru” by the Karnataka government on 1 November 2014.